Is CVE-2008-0085 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0085 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0085?

CVE-2008-0085 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0085

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 10.7%EU EUVD

SQL Server 7.0 SP4, 2000 SP4, 2005 SP1 and SP2, 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) SP4, 2005 Express Edition SP1 and SP2, and 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE); Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 SP4; and Internal Database (WYukon) SP2 does not initialize memory pages when reallocating memory, which allows database operators to obtain sensitive information (database contents) via unknown vectors related to memory page reuse.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 10.7% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0098)
Published: July 8, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0098 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / data engine
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server
microsoft / sql server desktop engine
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / wmsde
microsoft / wyukon
microsoft / wyukon

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30970(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020441(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2022/references(Broken Link)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-040(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14213(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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