VDB-260069 · CVE-2024-29983 · GCVE-0-2024-29983

Microsoft OLE DB Driver/SQL Server heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft OLE DB Driver and SQL Server. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-29983. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft OLE DB Driver and SQL Server (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The weakness was shared 04/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29983. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2024 🔍
04/09/2024 +18 days 🔍
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04/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2025 +362 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260069

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 20:37
Updated: 04/07/2025 05:10
Changes: 04/09/2024 20:37 (34), 04/09/2024 20:41 (34), 05/15/2024 15:04 (1), 05/15/2024 15:06 (10), 01/16/2025 03:47 (3), 04/07/2025 05:10 (3)
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