CVE-2002-0643

The installation of Microsoft Data Engine 1.0 (MSDE 1.0), and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 creates setup.iss files with insecure permissions and does not delete them after installation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive data, including weakly encrypted passwords, to gain privileges, aka "SQL Server Installation Process May Leave Passwords on System."

Published: 2002-07-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0643 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0643

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 0.60% 0.53% -0.07%
2 2026-02-01 0.81% 0.60% -0.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.81% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0643

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0643

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0643

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft data_engine 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_engine:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2002-0643

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