CVE-2002-1123 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the authentication function for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 1433, aka the "Hello" overflow.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 77.7% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.77712.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102873609025020&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/286220
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-003.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9788.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5411
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-056

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Data Engine Sql Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:12:17.062Z

Reserved: 2002-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1123

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-09-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:58:46.197

Link: CVE-2002-1123

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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