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CVE-2012-2657

LOW
2.1
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the SQLDriverConnect function in unixODBC 2.0.10, 2.3.1, and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the FILEDSN option. NOTE: this issue might not be a vulnerability, since the ability to set this option typically implies that the attacker already has legitimate access to cause a DoS or execute code, and therefore the issue would not cross privilege boundaries. There may be limited attack scenarios if isql command-line options are exposed to an attacker, although it seems likely that other, more serious issues would also be exposed, and this issue might not cross privilege boundaries in that context.

How to fix

Remediation Available
unixodbcDebian
Fixed in:2.3.6-0.1CVE-2012-2657
Fixed in:2.3.6-0.1CVE-2012-2657
Fixed in:2.3.6-0.1CVE-2012-2657
Fixed in:2.3.6-0.1CVE-2012-2657

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

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