Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-28942

Memory Safety in Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server 18.0.2 – 18.7.0002.0

Published
09 April 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.024 82th percentile
Risk Priority 68 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-28942 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 18% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-29982Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28911Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28912Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-29048Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28945Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-29044Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28927Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-29046Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28914Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server
CVE-2024-28940Same product: Microsoft Ole Db Driver For Sql Server

Affected Assets

microsoft
ole db driver for sql server
18.0.2 — 18.7.0002.0 · 19.0.0 — 19.3.0003.0
microsoft
sql server 2019
15.0.2000.5 — 15.0.2110.4 · 15.0.4003.23 — 15.0.4360.2
microsoft
sql server 2022
16.0.1000.6 — 16.0.1115.1 · 16.0.4003.1 — 16.0.4120.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation (static analysis, fuzzing, unit tests) directly finds integer overflow defects before deployment.

Secure engineering principles require use of safe arithmetic constructs or language features that structurally eliminate integer overflow during calculation.

Input validation enforces bounds on values before arithmetic, stopping the conditions that trigger overflow or wraparound.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect integer overflows before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer overflows.

degrades

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid overflow conditions.

degrades

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe integer operations and mandate overflow-safe constructs.

References