Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-37338

High

Published: 10 September 2024

Published
10 September 2024
Modified
23 September 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0409 88.8th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-37338 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server 2017. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 11.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

Microsoft SQL Server is affected by CVE-2024-37338, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Native Scoring component. The flaw is tracked under CWE-125 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and low required privileges.

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can send specially crafted requests over the network to trigger the vulnerability, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected SQL Server instance without user interaction.

The single reference points to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for CVE-2024-37338, which is the authoritative source for patch availability and mitigation guidance. Exploitation probability remains low, with EPSS values between 0.0409 and a brief peak of 0.0517, indicating limited observed interest in the flaw after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
sql 2016 azure connect feature pack
13.0.7000.253 — 13.0.7037.1
microsoft
sql server 2016
13.0.6300.2 — 13.0.6441.1
microsoft
sql server 2017
14.0.1000.169 — 14.0.2060.1 · 14.0.3006.16 — 14.0.3475.1
microsoft
sql server 2019
15.0.2000.5 — 15.0.2120.1 · 15.0.4003.23 — 15.0.4390.2
microsoft
sql server 2022
16.0.1000.6 — 16.0.1125.1 · 16.0.4003.1 — 16.0.4140.3

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References