{"id":"CVE-2008-0086","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-0086","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:33.585Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2008-07-08T23:41:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:48:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/data engine","microsoft/sql server","microsoft/sql server desktop engine","microsoft/sql server express edition"],"epss":{"score":0.61927,"percentile":0.99169,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30970","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14052","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30970","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14052","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0086","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}