CVE-2008-0086

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 61.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.

Affected products

Microsoft Data Engine: 1.0-sp4
Microsoft SQL Server: 7.0-sp4, 2000-sp4, 2005-sp2
Microsoft Sql Server Desktop Engine: 2000-sp4
Microsoft Sql Server Express Edition: 2005-sp2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14052
http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494082/100/0/threaded

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