CVE-2000-1085 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The xp_peekqueue function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) does not properly restrict the length of a buffer before calling the srv_paraminfo function in the SQL Server API for Extended Stored Procedures (XP), which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands, aka the "Extended Stored Procedure Parameter Parsing" vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.29% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | data engine |
| microsoft | sql server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 / Data Engine 1.0/2000 - xp_peekqueue Buffer Overflow | 2000-12-01 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97570884410184&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2040
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-092
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97570884410184&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2040
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-092
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