Both sides seemed to have settled for point as the clock ticked towards injury time, but there was still time for substitute Paul Gallagher to have a 'goal' ruled out for offside and Brett Emerton to hit the post before Mark Halsey's final whistle ended proceedings.
In a scrappy game of few chances, Blackburn were marginally the better side as Everton did little to justify their lofty league position.
Yet on a day when all the other teams in the relegation battle lost heavily, Blackburn could not take advantage to put much needed daylight between themselves and the drop zone.
Blackburn boss Mark Hughes was upbeat after the result made it just one defeat in eight games for his side.
"We were the more dominant side from start to finish," he said.
"We are finding it difficult to convert draws into wins but we are working very hard and not getting the points we deserve."
The result continued Everton's impressive unbeaten run and the point consolidated their position in the Champions League qualification places.
Toffees manager David Moyes said: "We didn't play particularly well but this is still a good point."
Blackburn started brightly and ploughed forward to put immediate pressure on the Everton goal.
Garry Flitcroft set up Paul Dickov after just three minutes but his volley was blocked well by Tony Hibbert. From the resulting corner, Flitcroft found himself unmarked but fluffed his shot and Hibbert cleared off the line.
After eight minutes Flitcroft should have done better when Emerton teed him up 20 yards out but he could only fire into the crowd.
The first half descended into a midfield battle with chances at a premium.
Indeed, after Blackburn's frenetic start it took until the 29th minute before Barry Ferguson sent his side's next effort into Nigel Martyn's arms.
Everton posed little threat at the other end and Kevin Kilbane's header on the stroke of half time was their first real effort on goal.
After half-time the game deteriorated further and there was little for the crowd to get excited about, as a succession of free kicks destroyed the flow of the match.
In the 63rd minute substitute Duncan Ferguson brought a new dimension to the Everton attack and he contributed to Brad Friedel's only save of note. Ferguson flicked on for Marcus Bent, who turned and shot forcing Friedel to beat the ball away.
At the other end, Blackburn came close when Flitcroft headed Emerton's cross just wide.
Then with just five minutes left, Steven Reid found space behind the visiting defence.
His low shot was well saved by Martyn but the ball fell for substitute Gallagher to tap home. Ewood Park erupted but the celebrations were quickly curtailed when the referee ruled the youngster was offside.
If that was not enough anguish for the home fans, Emerton's screaming drive from 20 yards deflected beyond Martyn and seemed destined for the bottom corner only to rebound back off the foot of the post.
Man of the Match: Tony Hibbert
The right-back made some critical blocks and contributed fully to a solid defensive display from Everton.