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CVE-2002-1872
Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 through 2000, with SQL Authentication enabled, uses weak password encryption (XOR), which allows remote attackers…
High7.5EPSS 7.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.9% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 6097 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- mssql-weak-password-encryption(10542) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20021102 Weak Password Encryption Scheme in MS SQL Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/tp-SQL2000.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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 .