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."

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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 Jul 12, 2002

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.70%

Description

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."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.70% 0.01697

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01697

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.70% (0.01697)	76.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.70% (0.01697)	74.10th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.61% (0.00613)	68.02th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	96.89% (0.96892)	99.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	27.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 6, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	25.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00060)	23.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.22% (0.02221)	81.26th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.22% (0.02221)	79.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.22% (0.02221)	58.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102640092826731&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102640394131103&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338195
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5203
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-035
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102640092826731&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102640394131103&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338195		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5203		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-035		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 12, 2002

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 28, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0643

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0643

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0643