CVE-2024-49005
Published: 12 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49005 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server 2016. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-49005 is a remote code execution flaw affecting the SQL Server Native Client component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-122.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges required, provided the victim performs a user interaction such as opening a crafted file or link. Successful exploitation grants the attacker full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
The EPSS probability rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0703 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0403, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after public disclosure. The official Microsoft Security Response Center advisory is published at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49005.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43882
Vulnerability details
SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.