Buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP1 and SP2, and 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, allows remote authenticated users to execute
Buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP1 and SP2, and 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted insert statement.
- Published
- Jul 8, 2008
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 35.3% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
47
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 11 / 30 · 35.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | data engine | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine |
| microsoft | sql server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server |
| microsoft | sql server desktop engine | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_desktop_engine |
| microsoft | sql server express edition | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_express_edition |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft data engine1.0
- microsoft sql server2000
- microsoft sql server2005
- microsoft sql server7.0
- microsoft sql server desktop engine2000
- microsoft sql server express edition2005
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2008-0086Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSD55Plan
- CVE-2002-0649Multiple buffer overflows in the Resolution Service for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine 2000 (MSDE) allow remote atta55Plan
- CVE-2002-0721Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 installs with weak permissions for extended stored procedures that are associated with helper functions, w54Plan
- CVE-2002-1123Buffer overflow in the authentication function for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000 allows remote attacker53Plan
- CVE-2008-0107Integer underflow in SQL Server 7.0 SP4, 2000 SP4, 2005 SP1 and SP2, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, 46Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/30970
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13785
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.