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CVE-2001-0542

Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary cod

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.10361
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft sql serverall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

3
snort-communitySERVER-MSSQL xp_sprintf possible buffer overflowattempted-user
snort-communitySERVER-MSSQL raiserror possible buffer overflowattempted-user
snort-communitySQL raiserror possible buffer overflowattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Child Process Of SQL Server
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD20 Dec 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100891252317406&w=2
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a122001-1.txtPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700575US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3733PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-060
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7724
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