CVE-2003-0231 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can crash or hang Microsoft SQL Server by sending a long request to a named pipe, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0231?
CVE-2003-0231 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 25 Jul 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local or remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a long request to a named pipe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0231?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Data Engine, Microsoft Sql Server.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0231 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0231 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sql Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4q6-6hmw-8vq8.