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CVE-2014-4061

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3, 2008 R2 SP2, and 2012 SP1 does not properly control use of stack memory for processing of T-SQL batch commands, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted T-SQL statement, aka "Microsoft SQL Server Stack Overrun Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4061 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-08-12T21:55:07.880

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2012	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2012	Yes

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/08/12/assessing-risk-for-the-august-2014-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60676 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030716 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-044 ([email protected])
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/08/12/assessing-risk-for-the-august-2014-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60676 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030716 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-044 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.