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CVE-2023-21799:
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Overview
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21799) was disclosed on February 14, 2023. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows systems including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability poses significant risks as it allows for remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that successful exploitation could result in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions of Windows. Updates are available through various KB articles including KB5022834, KB5022836, KB5022838, KB5022840, KB5022842, and KB5022845 among others (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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