CVE-2008-0086
Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 61.93% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/data engine · microsoft/sql server · microsoft/sql server desktop engine · microsoft/sql server express edition
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 61.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14052
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.