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CVE-2000-1209

Published: Aug 10, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
87.3%
Top 0.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The "sa" account is installed with a default null password on (1) Microsoft SQL Server 2000, (2) SQL Server 7.0, and (3) Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0, including third party packages that use these products such as (4) Tumbleweed Secure Mail (MMS) (5) Compaq Insight Manager, and (6) Visio 2000, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as exploited by worms such as Voyager Alpha Force and Spida.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

compaq
commercialaka tru64, insight manager xe, insight management agent
insight managerOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
insight manager xeOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
microsoft
commercial·US
data engineOn-prem
Operating Systems
msdeOn-prem
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.osvdb.org/3570
osvdb.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4797
securityfocus.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96333895000350&w=2
marc.info
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