CVE-2024-49007
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49007) was disclosed on November 12, 2024. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2016, 2017, and 2019. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSSv3 score of 8.8 (HIGH) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability with a CVSSv3 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) as reported by Microsoft Corporation (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution by connecting to a malicious SQL server database using an affected driver (Tenable).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released patches for the affected versions of SQL Server. The vulnerable versions include 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 14.0.3006.16 to 14.0.3485.1), and SQL Server 2019 (versions 15.0.2000.5 to 15.0.2130.3 and 15.0.4003.23 to 15.0.4410.1) (NVD).

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