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    CVE-2008-0085

    SQL Server 7.0 SP4, 2000 SP4, 2005 SP1 and SP2, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE); Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 SP4; and Internal Database (WYukon) SP2 does not initialize memory pages when reallocating memory, which allows database operators to obtain sensitive information (database contents) via unknown vectors related to memory page reuse.

    Published:Jul 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 8, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.30428
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Data Engine
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Sql Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Sql Server Desktop Engine
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Wmsde
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Wyukon

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-116 Excavation
    CAPEC-13 Subverting Environment Variable Values
    CAPEC-169 Footprinting
    CAPEC-22 Exploiting Trust in Client
    CAPEC-224 Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-285 ICMP Echo Request Ping
    CAPEC-287 TCP SYN Scan
    CAPEC-290 Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) Records
    CAPEC-291 DNS Zone Transfers
    CAPEC-292 Host Discovery
    CAPEC-293 Traceroute Route Enumeration
    CAPEC-294 ICMP Address Mask Request
    CAPEC-295 Timestamp Request
    CAPEC-296 ICMP Information Request
    CAPEC-297 TCP ACK Ping
    CAPEC-298 UDP Ping
    CAPEC-299 TCP SYN Ping
    CAPEC-300 Port Scanning
    CAPEC-301 TCP Connect Scan
    CAPEC-302 TCP FIN Scan
    CAPEC-303 TCP Xmas Scan
    CAPEC-304 TCP Null Scan
    CAPEC-305 TCP ACK Scan
    CAPEC-306 TCP Window Scan
    CAPEC-307 TCP RPC Scan
    CAPEC-308 UDP Scan
    CAPEC-309 Network Topology Mapping
    CAPEC-310 Scanning for Vulnerable Software
    CAPEC-312 Active OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-313 Passive OS Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-317 IP ID Sequencing Probe
    CAPEC-318 IP 'ID' Echoed Byte-Order Probe
    CAPEC-319 IP (DF) 'Don't Fragment Bit' Echoing Probe
    CAPEC-320 TCP Timestamp Probe
    CAPEC-321 TCP Sequence Number Probe
    CAPEC-322 TCP (ISN) Greatest Common Divisor Probe
    CAPEC-323 TCP (ISN) Counter Rate Probe
    CAPEC-324 TCP (ISN) Sequence Predictability Probe
    CAPEC-325 TCP Congestion Control Flag (ECN) Probe
    CAPEC-326 TCP Initial Window Size Probe
    CAPEC-327 TCP Options Probe
    CAPEC-328 TCP 'RST' Flag Checksum Probe
    CAPEC-329 ICMP Error Message Quoting Probe
    CAPEC-330 ICMP Error Message Echoing Integrity Probe
    CAPEC-472 Browser Fingerprinting
    CAPEC-497 File Discovery
    CAPEC-508 Shoulder Surfing
    CAPEC-573 Process Footprinting
    CAPEC-574 Services Footprinting
    CAPEC-575 Account Footprinting
    CAPEC-576 Group Permission Footprinting
    CAPEC-577 Owner Footprinting
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
    CAPEC-616 Establish Rogue Location
    CAPEC-643 Identify Shared Files/Directories on System
    CAPEC-646 Peripheral Footprinting
    CAPEC-651 Eavesdropping
    CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2008-0107 (CVSS 9) — Integer underflow in SQL Server 7.0 SP4, 2000 SP4, 2005 SP1 and SP2, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, 2005…
    CVE-2008-0106 (CVSS 9) — Buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP1 and SP2, and 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, allows remote …
    CVE-2008-0086 (CVSS 9) — Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4,…
    CVE-2003-0232 (CVSS 7.2) — Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to t…
    CVE-2003-0230 (CVSS 7.2) — Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to gain privileges by hijacking a named pipe during …
    CVE-2003-0231 (CVSS 5) — Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local or remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service…
    CVE-2002-1145 (CVSS 10) — The xp_runwebtask stored procedure in the Web Tasks component of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, Microsoft …
    CVE-2002-1137 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in the Database Console Command (DBCC) that handles user inputs in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 an…
    CVE-2002-1138 (CVSS 7.5) — Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, including Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MS…
    CVE-2002-1123 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in the authentication function for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSD…

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14213
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30970
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
    http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14213

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High