High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-7254

Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 and 2012 SP3 does not properly perform a cast of an unspecified pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, aka "SQL RDBMS Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft/Sql Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server:2012:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94061nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037250nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-136nvd

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