CVE-2003-0230

Microsoft SQL Server 7, 2000, and MSDE allows local users to gain privileges by hijacking a named pipe during the authentication of another user, aka the "Named Pipe Hijacking" vulnerability.

Published: 2003-08-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0230 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.26%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0230

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 1.57% 2.26% +0.69%
2 2026-06-06 1.40% 1.57% +0.17%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.40% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0230

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0230

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0230

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 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:7.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:*:desktop_engine:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sql_server 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2000:sp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0230

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