Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 stores the SQLExecutiveCmdExec in registry using weak encryption algorithm
| mssql-sqlexecutivecmdexec-password (7354) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft SQL Server stores the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account password in the system registry using a weak encryption algorithm. The REG_BINARY value for CmdExecAccount stored in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSqlServer\SQLExecutive registry key is the password for the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account, which is encrypted using the PKZip encryption algorithm and a fixed key. A local attacker could obtain this password value and easily decrypt it to gain unauthorized access to the SQLExecutiveCmdExec account, which has very limited database privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:00:43 -0400: MS SQL Server 6.5 stores password in unprotected registry keys.
- BID-109: NT SQL Server Password Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-1556: 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
Reported:
Jun 29, 1998
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