SAP ASE Database (Sybase ASE)

SAP ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) is a high-performance relational database management system designed for handling large-scale transaction processing in enterprise environments. Originally developed by Sybase and later acquired by SAP, it is used in industries like finance and telecommunications for managing critical data. SAP ASE uses encrypted communication by default. Wide exposure to administrative database services comes with inherent risks. Specifically weak passwords and hardening and patching of the ASE system can expose an attack surface for various exploit scenarios.