CVE-2024-37966
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2024-37966) affects multiple versions of Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2017, 2019, and 2022. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 10, 2024, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Information Disclosure issue with a CVSS v3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L. It is associated with CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure and has a low availability impact on affected systems. The high confidentiality impact rating suggests that the vulnerability could potentially expose sensitive information (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are included in various SQL Server versions: SQL Server 2017 (up to version 14.0.3475.1), SQL Server 2019 (up to version 15.0.4390.2), and SQL Server 2022 (up to version 16.0.4140.3) (Microsoft Update).

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