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CVE-2002-0237
Buffer overflow in ISS BlackICE Defender 2.9 and earlier, BlackICE Agent 3.0 and 3.1, and RealSecure Server Sensor 6.0.1 and 6.5 allow…
High7.5EPSS 3.7%
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Description
Buffer overflow in ISS BlackICE Defender 2.9 and earlier, BlackICE Agent 3.0 and 3.1, and RealSecure Server Sensor 6.0.1 and 6.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a flood of large ICMP ping packets.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- blackice-ping-flood-dos(8058) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020204 DoS and Potential Overflow Vulnerability in BlackICE Products (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- 20020209 ALERT: ISS BlackICE Kernel Overflow Exploitable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20020204 Vulnerability in Black ICE Defender (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20020209 ALERT: ISS BlackICE Kernel Overflow Exploitable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020206 Black ICE Ping Vulnerability Side Note (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .