The default installation of MSDE via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0 through 3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a series of steps that (1) obtain the database administrator username and encrypted password in a configuration file from the ePO server using a certain request, (2) crack the password due to weak cryptography, and (3) use the password to pass commands through xp_cmdshell.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-08-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.996Z

Reserved: 2003-03-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0148

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-10T19:18:05.197

Link: CVE-2003-0148

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