9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5416
Microsoft SQL Server Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, 8.00.2050, 8.00.2039, and earlier; SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4; SQL Server 2005 SP2 and 9.00.1399.06; SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2; and Windows Internal Database (WYukon) SP2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (access violation exception) or execute arbitrary code by calling the sp_replwritetovarbin extended stored procedure with a set of invalid parameters that trigger memory overwrite, aka "SQL Server sp_replwritetovarbin Limited Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2008, 2 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-5416 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5416 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft sql_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5416.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0304.html
http://osvdb.org/50917
http://secunia.com/advisories/33034 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4706
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021363
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021490
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-055.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/696644 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961040.mspx
http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081209_mssql-2000-sp_replwritetovarbin_memwrite.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499042/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499085/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32710 Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3380
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47182
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6217
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7501
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-12/0304.html
http://osvdb.org/50917
http://secunia.com/advisories/33034 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4706
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021363
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021490
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-055.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/696644 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/961040.mspx
http://www.sec-consult.com/files/20081209_mssql-2000-sp_replwritetovarbin_memwrite.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499042/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499085/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32710 Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3380
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47182
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6217
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7501

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

Microsoft SQL Server sp_replwritetovarbin Memory Corruption via SQL Injection

Updated: 4 years ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : May 3, 2017, 7:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5416 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5416 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-004.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-004 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499042/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499085/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499085/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499042/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6217 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7501 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7501 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6217 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47182 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47182 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.82 }} 0.04%

score

0.99736

percentile

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