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CVE-2002-0643
The installation of Microsoft Data Engine 1.0 (MSDE 1.0), and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 creates setup.iss files with insecure permissions…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.7%
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Description
The installation of Microsoft Data Engine 1.0 (MSDE 1.0), and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 creates setup.iss files with insecure permissions and does not delete them after installation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive data, including weakly encrypted passwords, to gain privileges, aka "SQL Server Installation Process May Leave Passwords on System."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20020711 SQL Server 7 & 2000 Installation process and Service Packs write encoded passwords to a file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MS02-035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20020711 SQL Server 7 & 2000 Installation process and Service Packs write encoded passwords to a file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- VU#338195 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 5203 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .