Problem Note 69907: Base SAS® contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability
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Severity: High
Description: The Base SAS DATA step contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
Potential Impact: An attacker might execute arbitrary commands on the system, resulting in a denial of service or other exploits.
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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 | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.5 | Viya 3.5 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 3.5 | Viya 3.5 | ||||
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=softwareUpdatesAn update for this issue is available for SAS Event Stream Processing 6.2. For instructions on how to access and apply this software update see the SAS Event Stream Processing 6.2 Deployment Guide links on
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/Viya_ESP_6_2_home.html#69907| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2024-01-10 17:55:01 |
| Date Created: | 2023-02-28 08:41:20 |