# CVE-2022-41259: Denial of service in SAP SQL Anywhere

> An authenticated attacker can crash the SAP SQL Anywhere database server by executing specific queries using an ARRAY constructor, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 2 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w86f-xj88-2xxm

## What is CVE-2022-41259?

CVE-2022-41259 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere, published on 8 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP SQL Anywhere - version 17.0, allows an authenticated attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a SQL Anywhere database server by crashing the server with some queries that use an ARRAY constructor.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41259?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Sql Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41259 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP SQL Anywhere

- [CVE-2023-33990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33990/): Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-9264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9264/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-27670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27670/): Denial of service in SAP SQL Anywhere Server (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-2819](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2819/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2016-10310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10310/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41259 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41259 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere, published on 8 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP SQL Anywhere. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41259/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41259/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41259
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41259
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41259

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.