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CVE-2024-21335:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-21335 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the SQL Server Native Client OLE DB Provider. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on July 9, 2024, and affects multiple versions of Microsoft SQL Server including SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022 (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) that could potentially lead to remote code execution (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack vector is network-accessible and requires user interaction (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Multiple KB articles have been issued including KB5040936, KB5040939, KB5040940, KB5040942, KB5040946, KB5040948, and KB5040986 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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