CVE-2002-1981

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 through SQL Server 2000 SP2 allows the "public" role to execute the (1) sp_MSSetServerProperties or (2) sp_MSsetalertinfo stored procedures, which allows attackers to modify configuration including SQL server startup and alert settings.

Affected products

Microsoft SQL Server: 2000, 2000-sp1, 2000-sp2

References

http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0009.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10012.php
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mssql-sp_MSSetServerProperties.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5604
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2002/Sep/0009.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10012.php
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/mssql-sp_MSSetServerProperties.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5604

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