CVE-2016-7254 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 and SP3, stemming from an improper pointer cast. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges without user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential for significant impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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