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unixodbc: buffer overflow due to improper checking of DRIVER= input

Published Aug 31, 2012

Description

Buffer overflow in the SQLDriverConnect function in unixODBC 2.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the DRIVER option. NOTE: this issue might not be a vulnerability, since the ability to set this option typically implies that the attacker already has legitimate access to cause a DoS or execute code, and therefore the issue would not cross privilege boundaries. There may be limited attack scenarios if isql command-line options are exposed to an attacker, although it seems likely that other, more serious issues would also be exposed, and this issue might not cross privilege boundaries in that context.

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Red Hat statement

Red Hat does not consider a user assisted client crash such as this to be a security flaw.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 31, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2012
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date May 29, 2012