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CVE-2002-1123 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the authentication function for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000 allows remote attacke…

published 24y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2002-1111

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
77.7%
EPSS 77.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the authentication function for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 1433, aka the "Hello" overflow.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/mssql/ms02_056_hello)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

77.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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