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CVE-2009-3924

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-3924 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from raven_software, from punkbuster organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-11-10T02:30:00.267

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	raven_software	soldier_of_fortune_2	*	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	≤ 1.728	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.272	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.457	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.458	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.641	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.642	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.718	Yes
Application	punkbuster	punkbuster	1.723	Yes

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt ([email protected])
http://aluigi.org/poc/sof2pbbof.zip Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36221 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52400 ([email protected])
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sof2pbbof-adv.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://aluigi.org/poc/sof2pbbof.zip Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36221 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52400 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For raven_software's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.