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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-0086

Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authentica…

Published Jul 8, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · data engine

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

Check this week

CVE-2008-0086 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 61.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run data engine.

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
Critical9.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
61.93%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/data engine · cpe microsoft/sql server · cpe microsoft/sql server desktop engine · cpe microsoft/sql server express edition

Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.

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/data engine1.0
  • cpe microsoft/sql server2000
  • cpe microsoft/sql server2005
  • cpe microsoft/sql server7.0
  • cpe microsoft/sql server desktop engine2000
  • cpe microsoft/sql server express edition2005

How to fix CVE-2008-0086

  • 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?

CVE-2008-0086 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 61.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run data engine.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/data engine 1.0; microsoft/sql server 2000; microsoft/sql server 2005; microsoft/sql server 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 61.93%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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. Jul 8, 2008 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2008-0086

    Buffer overflow in the convert function in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SQL expression.

    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