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CVE-2024-21420:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21420) was disclosed on February 13, 2024. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has identified this as a potential integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability (CWE-190) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system, potentially gaining high-level access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the target system (MSRC).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions of Windows. Users are advised to apply the appropriate security patches, including KB5034774 for Windows 10 1507, KB5034767 for Windows 10 1607, and various other KB articles for different Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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