Vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere
CVE-2023-33990
SAP SQL Anywhere - version 17.0, allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing the service by crashing the service. An attacker with low privileged account and access to the local system can write into the shared memory objects. This can be leveraged by an attacker to perform a Denial of Service. Further, an attacker might be able to modify sensitive data in shared memory objects.This issue only affects SAP SQL Anywhere on Windows. Other platforms are not impacted.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP SQL Anywhere — versions 17.0
- SAP Se SQL Anywhere — versions 17.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- me.sap.com/notes/3331029 (Permissions Required)
- www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33990?
- CVE-2023-33990 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.