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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 sqlvdir.dll ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is running Microsoft SQL Server, which is prone to buffer-overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Applications sqlvdir.dll ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. The issue occurs when excessive amounts of data to the Control() method is passed.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 and prior on Windows (all)
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.