The xp_showcolv function in SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) does not properly restrict the length of a buffer before calling the srv_paraminfo function in the SQL Server API for Extended Stored Procedures (XP), which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands, aka the "Extended Stored Procedure Parameter Parsing" vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1083 is rated Exploit Available (55.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.49%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20456 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-12-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 5.87% | 5.49% | -0.38% |
| 2 | 2026-05-05 | 4.71% | 5.87% | +1.17% |
| 3 | 2025-08-23 | — | 4.71% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | data_engine | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | data_engine | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | sql_server | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |