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High MSRC-CVE-2023-38169 1 CVE

Microsoft SQL OLE DB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Aug 8, 2023

Vendor: Microsoft

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

If I normally install GDR versions and have not installed the June Cumulative Update, am I affected by the vulnerability?
Yes, customers who have installed Microsoft SQL Server 2022 for x64-based Systems (GDR) or Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (GDR) are vulnerable. Microsoft recommends updating to the latest cumulative update to be protected from this vulnerability.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by tricking an authenticated user into attempting to connect to a malicious SQL server via OLEDB, which could result in the server receiving a malicious networking packet. This could allow the attacker to execute code remotely on the client.

Security updates
19.3.0001.0 — https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/connect/oledb/release-notes-for-oledb-driver-for-sql-server#1931
18.6.0006.0 — https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/connect/oledb/release-notes-for-oledb-driver-for-sql-server#1866
18.2.1.1 — https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/windows/release-notes-odbc-sql-server-windows#1822
17.10.4.1 — https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/windows/release-notes-odbc-sql-server-windows#17104
16.0.4053.3 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5026806
15.0.4316.3 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5025808

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #1

    Information published. This CVE was addressed by SQL related updates that were released in June 2023, but the CVE was inadvertently omitted from the June 2023 Security Updates. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already installed the June 2023 update do not need to take any further action.

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