THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-1762
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-1762

Sql Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
10.4%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 and SP4, 2008 R2 SP2 and SP3, 2012 SP1 and SP2, and 2014, when transactional replication is configured, does not prevent use of uninitialized memory in unspecified function calls, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by leveraging certain permissions and making a crafted query, as demonstrated by the VIEW SERVER STATE permission, aka "SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sql Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-07-14

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 10.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-1762

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sql Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-1762.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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