CVE-2002-1123 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long request to TCP port 1433, commonly known as the "Hello" overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of affected systems. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.