CVE-2001-0879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the C runtime functions in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 14.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold::::::*

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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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14581.

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.securityfocus.com/bid/3732
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-060
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7725
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A253

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Sql Server Windows 2000 Windows Nt Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.639Z

Reserved: 2001-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0879

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2001-0879

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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