Problem Note 69658: The RAND function contains a security vulnerability
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Severity: High
Description: If the distribution argument to the RAND Function is very long, SAS might issue a segmentation violation and stop processing, become unresponsive, or terminate.
Potential Impact: The resulting segmentation violation introduces a potential security risk.
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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_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M5 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Visual Analytics (on SAS Viya) | Cloud Foundry | 8.1 | Stable 2022.11 | Viya | Viya |
| Linux for x64 | 8.1 | Stable 2022.11 | Viya | 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 Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I9R.html#69658
When the first argument to the RAND Function is very long, SAS might close or become unresponsive
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Functions ==> Random Number ==> RAND |
| Date Modified: | 2022-11-07 15:10:10 |
| Date Created: | 2022-11-01 14:17:53 |