CVE-2016-7254 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 and 2012 SP3 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, aka "SQL RDBMS Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-11-10

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 11.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp3::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11895.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94061
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Sql Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.222Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7254

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-10T07:00:08.413

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:52:52.100

Link: CVE-2016-7254

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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