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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 | ||