CVE-1999-1556

Published Jun 29, 1998

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account and stores it in an accessible portion of the registry, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading and decrypting the CmdExecAccount value.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "08CB788D-CFEC-4F8B-9158-8A15319FAB49"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References