Microsoft SQL RDBMS Engine CVE-2016-7250 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft SQL Server when it improperly handles pointer casting. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability if the attacker's credentials allow access to an affected SQL server database. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges that could be used to view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SQL Server handles pointer casting.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for x64-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 for x64-based Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 for 32-bit Systems (CU)
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit Systems (CU)

CVE References

CVE-2016-7250