CVE-2003-0148 describes a critical vulnerability in the default installation of MSDE when deployed via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) versions 2.0 through 3.0. Attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution by first extracting the database administrator's encrypted password from an ePO server configuration file, then cracking it due to weak cryptography, and finally leveraging xp_cmdshell to execute commands. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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.