{
  "cveId": "CVE-2018-8273",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8273",
  "summary": "CVE-2018-8273 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by KB4293808, released August 20, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.",
  "title": "Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft SQL Server that could allow remote code execution on an affected system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code in the context of the SQL Server Database Engine service account.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to submit a specially crafted query to an affected SQL server.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine handles objects in memory.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Critical",
  "epss": 0.31157,
  "epssPercentile": 0.98278,
  "priority": "Urgent",
  "priorityTier": 2,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Less Likely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8273",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (CU)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4293808",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4293808",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (GDR)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4458842",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4458842",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (CU)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4458621",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4458621",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (GDR)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4293802",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4293802",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (CU)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4293805",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4293805",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for x64-based Systems (GDR)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4293803",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4293803",
      "released": "2018-08-20T07:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T12:40:37Z"
}