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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-26161
CVE-2024-26161:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26161) was disclosed on March 12, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various 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. It is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability according to Microsoft's assessment (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 systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited over the network, requires low attack complexity, and no privileges, though it does require user interaction (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions of Windows. Updates are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2 through 23H2), and Windows Server versions (2008 through 2022) (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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