Locking Down SQL Server 2000

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1434145,00.asp

By Jim Rapoza 
January 12, 2004 

While the Blaster worm and Sobig virus garnered the lion's share of 
attention and fear last year, 2003 began with a worm that caused many 
headaches for administrators of Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server 2000. The 
SQL Slammer worm, which exploited a known and patched hole in SQL 
Server 2000, crashed servers and brought networks to their knees. 

In multiple tests held recently at eWEEK Labs, an unpatched SQL Server 
system became infected with SQL Slammer in less than 10 minutes. 
However (and amazingly), a year after SQL Slammer first struck, there 
are still many vulnerable and unpatched SQL Server systems on the 
Internet.

Clearly, there are many people who haven't gotten the message when it 
comes to patching and securing SQL Server 2000.

Compounding the trouble is the fact that MSDE 2000 (Microsoft SQL 
Server 2000 Desktop Engine) is also vulnerable to SQL Slammer and is 
often installed as part of third-party applications.

There is no reason for this problem to be as bad as it still is. While 
it takes vigilance to stay aware of your potential danger spots and to 
know where all your SQL Server and MSDE implementations are, securing 
SQL Server itself isn't rocket science.

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