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CVE-2002-1872

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-326

Description

Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 through 2000, with SQL Authentication enabled, uses weak password encryption (XOR), which allows remote attackers to sniff and decrypt the password.

Affected products

• Microsoft SQL Server: 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.0-sp1, 7.0-sp2, 7.0-sp3 (+4)

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/298361
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10542.php
• http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/tp-SQL2000.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6097
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/298361
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10542.php
• http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/tp-SQL2000.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6097

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