Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 and SP4, 2008 R2 SP2 and SP3, 2012 SP1 and SP2, and 2014 uses an incorrect class during casts of unspecified pointers, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging certain write access, aka SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2008-r2_sp2 (including) | 2008-r2_sp2 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2008-r2_sp3 (including) | 2008-r2_sp3 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2008-sp3 (including) | 2008-sp3 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2008-sp4 (including) | 2008-sp4 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2012-sp1 (including) | 2012-sp1 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2012-sp2 (including) | 2012-sp2 (including) |
| Sql_server | Microsoft | 2014 (including) | 2014 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: