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CVE-2008-5416 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 8.00.2050, 8.00.2039, and earlier; SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)…

published 17y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2008-5393

cvss
9.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
87.0%
EPSS 87.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits
5
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 8.00.2050, 8.00.2039, and earlier; SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4; SQL Server 2005 SP2 and 9.00.1399.06; SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and Windows Internal Database (WYukon) SP2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (access violation exception) or execute arbitrary code by calling the sp_replwritetovarbin extended stored procedure with a set of invalid parameters that trigger memory overwrite, aka "SQL Server sp_replwritetovarbin Limited Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/mssql/ms09_004_sp_replwritetovarbin)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

87.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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