CVE-2024-49000
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49000) affects Microsoft SQL Server installations. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 12, 2024, and impacts multiple versions of SQL Server including SQL Server 2016, 2017, and 2019 (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 has been classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on affected systems, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the SQL Server instance (Microsoft Update Guide).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available for SQL Server 2016 (versions 13.0.6300.2 to 13.0.6455.2 and 13.0.7000.253 to 13.0.7050.2), SQL Server 2017 (versions 14.0.1000.169 to 14.0.2070.1), and SQL Server 2019 (versions 15.0.2000.5 to 15.0.2130.3) (KB5046859).

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