RULE(RULE ID:1905717)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2010-09-23
Rule Name: GPL NETBIOS xp_reg Registry Access Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2002-0642)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: The registry key containing the SQL Server service account information in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, including Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000, has insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka "Incorrect Permission on SQL Server Service Account Registry Key."
Impact: An attacker who is able to load and execute queries on SQL Server may be able to cause SQL Server to change permissions for its associated registry key.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:5205
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-22.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9523.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796313
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-034.asp