CVE-2002-0957

The default configuration of BlackICE Agent 3.1.eal and 3.1.ebh has a high tcp.maxconnections setting, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of connections to the BlackICE system that consumes more resources than intended by the user.

Published: 2002-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0957 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0957

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.66% +0.44%
2 2024-12-17 0.25% 0.22% -0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0957

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0957

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0957

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iss blackice_agent 3.1eal cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent:3.1eal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iss blackice_agent 3.1ebh cpe:2.3:a:iss:blackice_agent:3.1ebh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0957

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