Use-after-free in Microsoft products - CVE-2024-29043

 

Use-after-free in Microsoft products - CVE-2024-29043

Published: April 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88281
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29043
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on Linux
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on macOS
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server. A remote attacker can trick a victim to connect to a malicious SQL server and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-29043

Install updates from vendor's website.

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