CVE-2001-0542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2002-02-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 10.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10361.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100891252317406&w=2
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a122001-1.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700575
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3733
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-060
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7724
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A83

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Sql Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-18T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.520Z

Reserved: 2001-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0542

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-20T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0542

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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