CVE-2002-2250

Adaptive Server vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

7.7%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

Multiple buffer overflows in Sybase Adaptive Server 12.0 and 12.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long parameter to the xp_freedll extended stored procedure or (2) a long database name argument to the DBCC CHECKVERIFY function.

Affected vendor

Sybase

Affected product

Adaptive Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2002-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

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