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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-1455 – Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of files By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Impact

Denial of service

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18.0

Remediation

Refer to Microsoft advisory for the list of affected products and their respective patches.

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1455

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