CVE-2003-0496

high

Description

Microsoft SQL Server before Windows 2000 SP4 allows local users to gain privileges as the SQL Server user by calling the xp_fileexist extended stored procedure with a named pipe as an argument instead of a normal file.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2003-0490

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a070803-1.txt

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830986720243&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820282607865&w=2

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0013.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H