CVE-2023-36785
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36785) was disclosed on October 10, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server across Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms, specifically versions 17.0.1.1 through 17.10.5.1 and 18.0.1.1 through 18.3.2.1, as well as SQL Server 2019 Cumulative Update 22 and SQL Server 2022 Cumulative Update 8 (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. Microsoft has identified this as an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability, categorized under CWE-191 (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on affected systems, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system as indicated by the high impact scores across all three security metrics (Microsoft).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5029377, KB5029378, KB5029379, and KB5029503 (Rapid7).

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