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CVE-2002-1918: Microsoft Data Access Components: Buffer overflow
CVE-2002-1918 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists Microsoft Data Access Components as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Active Data Objects (ADO) in Microsoft MDAC 2.5 through 2.7 allows remote attackers to have unknown impact with unknown attack vectors. NOTE: due to the lack of details available regarding this issue, perhaps it should be REJECTED.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Microsoft Data Access Components: 2.5 gold; 2.5 sp1; 2.5 sp2; 2.6 gold; 2.6 sp1; 2.7 gold