CVE-2005-0595
Buffer overflow in ext.dll in BadBlue 2.55 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mfcisapicommand parameter.
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 60.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in ext.dll in BadBlue 2.55 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mfcisapicommand parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- BadBlue 2.5 EXT.dll Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/badblue_ext_overflowRank greatdisclosed 20 Apr 2003
Exploit-DB2 entries
- BadBlue 2.5 - 'ext.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16761remote, windowspublished 7 Jul 2010Verified
- BadBlue 2.5 - Easy File Sharing Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 845remote, windowspublished 27 Feb 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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)
- 60.1% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- 20050226 Badblue HTTP Server, ext.dll buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 12673 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 14405 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0596 (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)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-0595)Record last updated .