CVE-2015-1762 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users with specific permissions can execute arbitrary code via uninitialized memory in SQL Server when transactional replication is enabled.
- 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-2015-1762?
CVE-2015-1762 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 14 Jul 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Sql Server.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-1762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sql Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m79r-wcq6-cjc8.