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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0496

Microsoft SQL Server before Windows 2000 SP4 allows local users to gain privileges as the SQL Server user by calling the xp_fileexist extended stored procedure with a named pipe as an argument instead of a normal file.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 4.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Microsoft SQL Server before Windows 2000 SP4 allows local users to gain privileges as the SQL Server user by calling the xp_fileexist extended stored procedure with a named pipe as an argument instead of a normal file.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
4.57% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2000 terminal services
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.