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Odbc Driver For Sql ServerApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2024-28929

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2024-04-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 15.0.2110.4 / 15.0.4360.2 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-07-31.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Odbc Driver For Sql ServerApplication
Affected:>= 17, < 17.10.6.1>= 17.0.1.1, < 17.10.6.1>= 18.0, < 18.3.3.1>= 18.0.1.1, < 18.3.3.1
Sql Server 2019Application
Affected:>= 15.0.2000.5, < 15.0.2110.4>= 15.0.4003.23, < 15.0.4360.2
Sql Server 2022Application
Affected:>= 16.0.1000.6, < 16.0.1115.1>= 16.0.4003.1, < 16.0.4120.1
Visual Studio 2019Application
Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.11.35
Visual Studio 2022Application
Affected:>= 17.4.0, < 17.4.18>= 17.6.0, < 17.6.14>= 17.8.0, < 17.8.9>= 17.9.0, < 17.9.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 15.0.2110.4 / 15.0.4360.2 / 16.0.1115.1 or later
Fixed in 15.0.2110.415.0.4360.216.0.1115.1
Recommended fix High confidence

ODBC Driver 17.10.6.1 / 18.3.3.1; SQL Server 2019 KB5039784 or KB5039787; SQL Server 2022 KB5039786 or KB5039785; Visual Studio 2022 17.9.6 (or latest), Visual Studio 2019 16.11.35

  1. Identify the currently installed version of Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server, SQL Server, or Visual Studio depending on which product is in use
  2. For ODBC Driver for SQL Server: Upgrade to version 17.10.6.1 or later (for 17.x), or version 18.3.3.1 or later (for 18.x)
  3. For SQL Server 2019: Apply KB5039784 (version 15.0.2110.4) or KB5039787 (version 15.0.4360.2) depending on your current build
  4. For SQL Server 2022: Apply KB5039786 (version 16.0.1115.1) or KB5039785 (version 16.0.4120.1) depending on your current build
  5. For Visual Studio 2019: Update to version 16.11.35 or later via Tools > Extensions and Updates or Visual Studio Installer
  6. For Visual Studio 2022: Update to version 17.4.18, 17.6.14, 17.8.9, or 17.9.6 (or later) depending on your current minor version
  7. Restart any applications or services that use the ODBC driver after upgrading
  8. Verify the updated version matches the target fixed release
Caveat Updates may require service restart; ensure application compatibility testing is performed before deploying to production

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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