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CVE-2002-0642

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 48.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The registry key containing the SQL Server service account information in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, including Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000, has insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka "Incorrect Permission on SQL Server Service Account Registry Key."

Affected products

• Microsoft Msde: 2000
• Microsoft SQL Server: 2000

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-22.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9523.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796313
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5205
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-034
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1025
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-22.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9523.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796313
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5205
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-034
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1025

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