Problem Note 66985: The MDC procedure contains a stack-corruption vulnerability
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Severity: Medium
Description: PROC MDC contains a stack-corruption vulnerability. In certain circumstances, a "Stack Overflow" error might occur.
Potential Impact: 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 | SAS/ETS | z/OS | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya |
| z/OS 64-bit | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Linux for x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 14.2 | 2020.1.1 | 9.4 TS1M4 | Viya | ||
Viya 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 SAS/ETS 15.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/J4K.html#66985| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> MDC Analytics ==> Econometrics |
| Date Modified: | 2022-06-15 12:52:37 |
| Date Created: | 2020-11-20 09:07:37 |