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Vulnerability · CVE-2001-0542

CVE-2001-0542 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published Dec 20, 2001 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · sql server

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2001-0542 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run sql server.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
13.62%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/sql server

CVE-2001-0542 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/sql server2000
  • cpe microsoft/sql server7.0

How to fix CVE-2001-0542

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 7.0

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2001-0542 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run sql server.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/sql server 2000; microsoft/sql server 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 13.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Microsoft SQL Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 20, 2001 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2001-0542 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2001-0542 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2001-0542

    Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026