CVE-2002-0186

Exp

Buffer overflow in the SQLXML ISAPI extension of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via data queries with a long content-type parameter, aka "Unchecked Buffer in SQLXML ISAPI Extension."

Published: 2002-07-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0186 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.41%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0186

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21540 exploit_db edb 2002-06-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0186

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 2026-02-07 78.19% 73.41% -4.78%
2 2025-07-26 78.82% 78.19% -0.63%
3 2025-05-28 78.82%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0186

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0186

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0186

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0186

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