CVE-2005-1272

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for SQL Server 11.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string sent to port (1) 6070 or (2) 6050.

Published: 2005-08-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1272 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 80.95%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1272

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16403 exploit_db edb 2010-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
1130 exploit_db edb 2005-08-03 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1272

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 2025-12-30 78.27% 80.95% +2.69%
2 2025-04-19 78.93% 78.27% -0.67%
3 2025-03-30 78.93%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1272

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1272

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1272

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom brightstor_enterprise_backup 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_enterprise_backup 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 9.0_1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.0_1:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.0:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:9.0.1:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:9.0.1:*:sap:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:9.0.1:*:sql:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.0:*:sap:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.0:*:sql:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.1:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.1:*:sap:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.1:*:sql:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.0:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.0:*:sap:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.0:*:sql:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.5:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.5:*:sap:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_enterprise_backup_agent:10.5:*:sql:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1272

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