Buffer overflow in ext.dll in BadBlue 2.55 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mfcisapicommand parameter.

published 2005-03-01 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0596

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 60.1%; EPSS 60.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Patch / fix

links 3

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-02/0599.html patch
securityfocus.com/bid/12673 patch
secunia.com/advisories/14405 advisory

Timeline

2003-04-20 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/badblue_ext_overflow)
2005-03-01 Published

Exploit prediction

60.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/http/badblue_ext_overflow BadBlue 2.5 EXT.dll Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2003-04-20
EDB-16761 BadBlue 2.5 - 'ext.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-07-07
EDB-845 BadBlue 2.5 - Easy File Sharing Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2005-02-27
archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-02/0599.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12673 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2005-02/0599.html
mailing-list, exploit, patch
securityfocus.com /bid/12673
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
secunia.com /advisories/14405
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2005-0595
NVD CVE-2005-0595

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Summary