CVE-2005-1272
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for SQL Server 11.0 allows…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 66.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
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
- CA BrightStor Agent for Microsoft SQL Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/brightstor/sql_agentRank averagedisclosed 2 Aug 2005
Exploit-DB2 entries
- CA BrightStor Agent for Microsoft SQL - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16403remote, windowspublished 30 Apr 2010Verified
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent - 'dbasqlr.exe' Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1130remote, windowspublished 3 Aug 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
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
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)
- 66.1% · top 0.7% 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
5
- VU#279774 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 14453 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33239 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050803 CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for MS SQL Server Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- brightstor-enterprise-backup-bo(21656) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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-2005-1275 (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-2005-1272)Record last updated .