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Insight ManagerApplication · Compaq

CVE-2000-1209

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2002-08-12
Patch available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
High EPSS Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The "sa" account is installed with a default null password on (1) Microsoft SQL Server 2000, (2) SQL Server 7.0, and (3) Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0, including third party packages that use these products such as (4) Tumbleweed Secure Mail (MMS) (5) Compaq Insight Manager, and (6) Visio 2000, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as exploited by worms such as Voyager Alpha Force and Spida.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Insight ManagerApplication
Affected:= 7.0
Insight Manager XeApplication
Affected:= 1.1= 1.21= 2.1= 2.1b= 2.1c= 2.2
Data EngineApplication
Affected:= 1.0
MsdeApplication
Affected:= 2000

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
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Recommended fix High confidence

These products (SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 7.0, MSDE 2000, Insight Manager 7.0/Xe) are end-of-life and no longer receive security updates. Modernize to current supported platforms such as SQL Server 2019+ or Azure SQL Database, and current HP iLO/Insight management tools.

  1. 1. Connect to the SQL Server or MSDE instance using an administrative account
  2. 2. Set a strong password for the 'sa' account using: ALTER LOGIN [sa] WITH PASSWORD = '<strong_unique_password>'
  3. 3. Ensure the password meets complexity requirements (mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters)
  4. 4. Document the new password in a secure password manager
  5. 5. Update any application connection strings that use the 'sa' account to use the new password
  6. 6. For Insight Manager and related HP/COMPAq products, also check and secure any embedded database credentials
  7. 7. Verify remote access to the 'sa' account is blocked or requires authentication
  8. 8. Consider disabling the 'sa' account if not needed and use Windows Authentication instead
Caveat These are legacy systems from ~2000. Upgrading to modern platforms will require application compatibility testing, potential code changes for SQL syntax, and migration of data. Some legacy applications may not be compatible with newer SQL Server versions.

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