CVE-2014-4061 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Microsoft SQL Server by sending a crafted T-SQL statement that triggers a stack overrun.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4061?
CVE-2014-4061 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 12 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4061?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Sql Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-4061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sql Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccr3-73xp-v8c7.