CVE-2003-0231 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 36.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local or remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a long request to a named pipe.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 36.18% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-08-27 |
| 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 / MSDE - Named Pipe Denial of Service (MS03-031) | 2003-07-23 |
References
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-2.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/918652
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A299
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-2.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/918652
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A299
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