CVE-1999-1556: Weak Encryption

First published: Mon Jun 29 1998(Updated: )

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 uses weak encryption for the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account and stores it in an accessible portion of the registry, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading and decrypting the CmdExecAccount value.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

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