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CVE-2005-1272

74
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1272 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server within BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for SQL Server 11.0 and related Broadcom/CA products. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted long string to ports 6070 or 6050. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100 further emphasize its exploitability and impact. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module and entries on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE, which is typical for a vulnerability of this age.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
9.0_1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.0_1:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.0:*:oracle:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
66.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: CA BrightStor Agent for Microsoft SQL Overflow · Aug 2, 2005
ExploitDB: EDB-16403 · Apr 30, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6612 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21656
www3.ca.com / securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx
Patch
idefense.com / application/poi/display
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/279774
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/14453
ExploitPatch