CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7254

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 and 2012 SP3 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified pointer, allowing remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized privilege escalation in the system, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of SQL Server to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS