MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-4061

Sql Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
26.5%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3, 2008 R2 SP2, and 2012 SP1 does not properly control use of stack memory for processing of T-SQL batch commands, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted T-SQL statement, aka "Microsoft SQL Server Stack Overrun Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sql Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2014-08-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 26.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sql Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-4061.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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