Buffer overflow in pbsv.dll, as used in Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other applications when Even Balance PunkBuster 1.728 or earlier is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long restart packet
Published Nov 10, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.95%
Description
Buffer overflow in pbsv.dll, as used in Soldier of Fortune II and possibly other applications when Even Balance PunkBuster 1.728 or earlier is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long restart packet.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 1.728
- 1.272
- 1.457
- 1.458
- 1.641
- 1.642
- 1.718
- 1.723
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.95% (0.03952) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.95% (0.03952) | 89.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02398) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.60% (0.03604) | 86.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.15% (0.06146) | 84.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.60% (0.03604) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 88.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 86.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02179) | 87.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02532) | 88.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.15% (0.04146) | 86.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04146) | 84.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.15% (0.04146) | 68.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://aluigi.org/poc/sof2pbbof.zip x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36221 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52400 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://aluigi.org/poc/sof2pbbof.zip | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36221 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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