Problem Note 66317: Various CAS functions can create a stack-corruption vulnerability
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Severity: Medium
Description: User functions (CDF, SDF, PDF, QUANTILE, SQUANTILE, FINANCE) or their counterparts in the FCMP procedure can result in access-violation errors or SAS® software crashes.
Potential Impact: Under certain circumstances, a stack corruption occurs. This corruption can result in a vulnerability to arbitrary code execution or to denial-of-service attacks.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M6 | 9.4_M7 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
Viya on Windows: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Windows Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdatesWinViya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdatesA fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M6 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D9T.html#66317| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-07-29 09:07:35 |
| Date Created: | 2020-07-13 16:53:24 |