Vulnerability · CVE-2003-0232
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the Local Procedure Calls (LPC) port that leads to a buffer overflow.
Published Aug 27, 2003 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · data engine
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2003-0232. EPSS is 4.13%. Act only if a listed version of data engine is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2008-0085 · Medium
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- CVE-2008-0107 · Critical
- CVE-2003-0230 · High
- Severity
- High7.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 4.13%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/data engine · cpe microsoft/sql server
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the Local Procedure Calls (LPC) port that leads to a buffer overflow.
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- cpe microsoft/data engine1.0
- cpe microsoft/sql server7.0
How to fix CVE-2003-0232
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.0 · 1 other packages on the advisory
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?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2003-0232. EPSS is 4.13%. Act only if a listed version of data engine is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/data engine 1.0; 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 4.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 27, 2003 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the Local Procedure Calls (LPC) port that leads to a buffer overflow.
Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the Local Procedure Calls (LPC) port that leads to a buffer overflow.
Sources
- Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2003-0232
Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain request to the Local Procedure Calls (LPC) port that leads to a buffer overflow.
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