CVE-2001-0542
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server...
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.
- Record
CVE-2001-0542- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.
- Record
CVE-2001-0542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0534 No score
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0534- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7gq-qfwh-xj2g No score
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server...
Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 allow attackers with access to SQL Server to execute arbitrary code through the functions (1) raiserror, (2) formatmessage, or (3) xp_sprintf. NOTE: the C runtime format string vulnerability reported in MS01-060 is identified by CVE-2001-0879.
- Record
GHSA-w7gq-qfwh-xj2g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Sql Server, published December 20, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7724
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=100891252317406&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/3733
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700575
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-060
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A83
atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a122001-1.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0542
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7gq-qfwh-xj2g