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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2000-1085 json

The xp_peekqueue function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) does not properly restrict the length of a buff…

published 2000-12-19 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-1071

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.3%
EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The xp_peekqueue function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) does not properly restrict the length of a buffer before calling the srv_paraminfo function in the SQL Server API for Extended Stored Procedures (XP), which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands, aka the "Extended Stored Procedure Parameter Parsing" vulnerability.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20457)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20457 Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 / Data Engine 1.0/2000 - xp_peekqueue Buffer Overflow local, 2000-12-01
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2040 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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