CVE-2016-7253 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The agent in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2, 2012 SP3, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2, and 2016 does not properly check the atxcore.dll ACL, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "SQL Server Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-11-10

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 18.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2014:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2014:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18223.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94056
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Sql Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.601Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7253

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-10T07:00:07.257

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7253

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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