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CVE-2018-8273
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft SQL Server that could allow remote code execution on an affected system, aka…
Critical9.8EPSS 31.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft SQL Server that could allow remote code execution on an affected system, aka "Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SQL Server.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.2% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft SQL Server
- affected 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (CU)
- affected 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- affected 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (CU)
- affected 2017 for x64-based Systems
- affected 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU)
References (3)
- 1041467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8273 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 104967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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