9.3CVSSCRITICAL
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt
aluigi.altervista.org
http://aluigi.org/poc/sof2pbbof.zip
aluigi.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36221
secunia.com
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Timeline
Published
Nov 10, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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