CVE-1999-1556 - Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account a

CVE-1999-1556

Summary

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account and stores it in an accessible portion of the registry, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading and decrypting the CmdExecAccount value.

References

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=90222453431645&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7354

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.2 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bid	109
ntbugtraq	19980629 MS SQL Server 6.5 stores password in unprotected registry keys
xf	mssql-sqlexecutivecmdexec-password(7354)

Last major update

10-10-2017 - 01:29

Published

29-06-1998 - 04:00

Last modified

10-10-2017 - 01:29