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CVE-2023-21704 (GCVE-0-2023-21704)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-14 19:32 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:26
VLAI
Title
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-02-14 08:00
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