Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-49008

CVE-2024-49008:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49008) is a security flaw affecting Microsoft SQL Server. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on November 12, 2024, and affects 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 following vector: 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 vulnerability (CWE-122) according to Microsoft's assessment (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 system as indicated by the CVSS scoring (NVD).

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 through 13.0.6455.2 and 13.0.7000.253 through 13.0.7050.2), SQL Server 2017 (versions 14.0.1000.169 through 14.0.2070.1 and 14.0.3006.16 through 14.0.3485.1), and SQL Server 2019 (versions 15.0.2000.5 through 15.0.2130.3 and 15.0.4003.23 through 15.0.4410.1) (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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