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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0542

Original release date:12/20/2001
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#700575
Name: VU#700575
Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700575
External Source: XF
Name: mssql-text-message-bo(7724)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/static/7724.php
External Source: BID
Name: 3733
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3733
External Source: MS
Name: MS01-060
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-060.asp
External Source: ATSTAKE
Name: A122001-1
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a122001-1.txt
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20011221 @stake advisory: Multiple overflow and format string vulnerabilities in in Microsoft SQL Server
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=100891252317406&w=2
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:83
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:83
Type: Tool Signature
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:83

Vulnerable software and versions

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* Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0542