CVE-2023-28304
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-28304) was disclosed in April 2023. This vulnerability affects Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB components for SQL Server across multiple versions, including ODBC versions 17.0 through 17.10.3.1, 18.0 through 18.6.5, and OLE DB versions 18.0 through 18.2.1.1 and 19.1.0 through 19.3.0 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Microsoft Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest versions of affected ODBC and OLE DB components. For SQL Server 2017 environments, the vulnerability has been addressed in the February 2023 GDR update (KB5021126) (Microsoft Support).

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