CVE-2000-1209
Description
The "sa" account is installed with a default null password on (1) Microsoft SQL Server 2000, (2) SQL Server 7.0, and (3) Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0, including third party packages that use these products such as (4) Tumbleweed Secure Mail (MMS) (5) Compaq Insight Manager, and (6) Visio 2000, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as exploited by worms such as Voyager Alpha Force and Spida.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.87307 (87.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 3570 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- 4797 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20000710 MSDE / Re: Default Password Database (marc.info)mailing-list
- VU#635463 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- mssql-no-sapassword(1459) (iss.net)vdb-entry
- microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms02020_sql.asp
- 20000816 Released Patch: Tumbleweed Worldsecure (MMS) BLANK 'sa' account password (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20020522 Opty-Way Enterprise includes MSDE with sa <blank> (online.securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- Q313418 (support.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 20000810 Tumbleweed Worldsecure (MMS) BLANK 'sa' account password (marc.info)mailing-list
- Q321081 (support.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 20000815 MS-SQL 'sa' user exploit code (security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk)mailing-list
Timeline
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