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CVE-2001-0879

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0879 describes a format string vulnerability within the C runtime functions of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service condition on affected systems, which also include Windows 2000, NT, and XP. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0736 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-060
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/7725
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A253
atstake.com / research/advisories/2001/a122001-1.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/3732
PatchVendor Advisory