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Problem Note 70625: The MI procedure contains a security vulnerability when a long character variable is specified in the ADJUSTOBS= option
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Severity: High
Description: If UTF-8 encoding is used and a long character variable (greater than 255 bytes) is specified in the ADJUSTOBS= option in the MNAR statement, PROC MI might issue an overflow error.
To circumvent the problem, shorten the length of the variable to less than 255 bytes.
Potential Impact: The resulting overflow 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 | SAS/STAT | z/OS | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||||