CVE-2023-33990

Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere

Description

SAP SQL Anywhere - version 17.0, allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing the service by crashing the service. An attacker with low privileged account and access to the local system can write into the shared memory objects. This can be leveraged by an attacker to perform a Denial of Service. Further, an attacker might be able to modify sensitive data in shared memory objects.This issue only affects SAP SQL Anywhere on Windows. Other platforms are not impacted.

References

Link	Tags
https://me.sap.com/notes/3331029	permissions required
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-33990?: CVE-2023-33990 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-33990?: To fix CVE-2023-33990, 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-2023-33990 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-33990 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-33990?: CVE-2023-33990 affects SAP_SE SAP SQL Anywhere.

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Description

Category

CWE-277 – Insecure Inherited Permissions

References

Frequently Asked Questions