CVE-2024-49017
Published: 12 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49017 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
CVE-2024-49017 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting SQL Server Native Client. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-122. The flaw was published on 2024-11-12.
An attacker can exploit the issue over a network with low attack complexity, no required privileges, and only user interaction. Successful exploitation yields high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability under an unchanged scope.
Microsoft publishes mitigation and patch guidance for the vulnerability in its Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49017.
The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0703 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0403.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43894
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.