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CVE-2000-0402
published 2000-05-30

CVE-2000-0402: The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable…

PriorityP434low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
90.61%
99.8th percentile
The Mixed Mode authentication capability in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 stores the System Administrator (sa) account in plaintext in a log file which is readable by any user, aka the "SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack Password" vulnerability.

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftsql_server——

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

port1433↗
commandxp_cmdshell↗
commandexec xp_cmdshell 'dir';--↗
bytes↗
12 01 00 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 15 00 06 01 00 1b 00 01 02 00 1c 00 0c 03 00 28 00 04 ff 08 00 02 10 00 00 00
bytes↗
00 24 01 00 00
  • →Detect SQL Server Hello overflow attempts by monitoring TCP/1433 for login packets with a 560-byte crap-filled attack string following the standard MSSQL prelogin header (starting 0x12 0x01 0x00 0x34). ↗
  • →Monitor for xp_cmdshell invocations embedded in HTTP GET parameters as a sign of SQL injection exploitation; look for patterns like ';exec xp_cmdshell' or ';[SQLi];--' in web request paths. ↗
  • →Alert on SQL Server Mixed Mode authentication log files being read by non-privileged users; the 'sa' account password is stored in plaintext in a log file readable by any user. ↗
  • →Payload executables dropped on target systems via mssql_upload_exec or powershell_upload_exec will persist after exploitation; hunt for unexpected executables spawned from the SQL Server process. ↗
  • ·CVE-2000-0402 specifically affects SQL Server 7.0 Mixed Mode authentication with a Service Pack applied; the plaintext 'sa' password exposure only occurs in that configuration. ↗
  • ·The Hello overflow exploit (exploit-db 21693) targets TCP/1433 and fires before authentication; the CVE reference in that script is commented out, indicating it may target a related but distinct vulnerability (buffer overflow vs. password disclosure). ↗
  • ·The debug.com delivery method for payload execution is not available on x86_64 systems because it invokes ntvdm. ↗
  • ·Bind payloads on port 80 should be avoided during SQL injection exploitation as they will block access to the vulnerable web server. ↗
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