CVE-2014-4061

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."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 33.91% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60676 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030716 vdb entry
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/08/12/assessing-risk-for-the-august-2014-security-updates.aspx vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-044 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4061?
CVE-2014-4061 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4061?
To fix CVE-2014-4061, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4061 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4061 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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