CVE-2008-5416 is a heap-based buffer overflow affecting multiple versions of Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2000 and 2005. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by supplying invalid parameters to the sp_replwritetovarbin extended stored procedure. With a CVSS score of 9.0, it is considered critical, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and ExploitDB, demonstrating its exploitability. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.