Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft SQL Server - CVE-2024-37338
Published: September 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97043
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37338
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring. A remote user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
Microsoft SQL Server
How to mitigate CVE-2024-37338
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft SQL Server - addressed in versions 14.0.2060.1 14.0.2060.1, 14.0.3475.1 14.0.3475.1, 15.0.2120.1 15.0.2120.1, 16.0.1125.1 16.0.1125.1