CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-1872

7.5 HIGH Published 2002-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-12-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-326

Description

Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 through 2000, with SQL Authentication enabled, uses weak password encryption (XOR), which allows remote attackers to sniff and decrypt the password.

Affected configurations

• microsoft sql server 6.0 • microsoft sql server 6.5 • microsoft sql server 7.0 • microsoft sql server 2000

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength weakness

References