CVE-2023-31628Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Database crash via malformed view table definition

Published May 15, 2023 · Updated Jan 23, 2025

SQL statement handling in OpenLink Virtuoso Open Source Edition 7.2.9 allows remote attackers to crash the database server. View-compilation code in sqlstmts.c builds TABLE_DEF structures with three elements instead of the five consumed during recursive view insertion, eventually passing invalid data to stricmp. The published proof of concept uses a DBA SQL connection, while the public record does not explain how an unauthenticated client obtains SQL execution.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.91%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL statement handling in OpenLink Virtuoso Open Source Edition 7.2.9 allows remote attackers to crash the database server. View-compilation code in sqlstmts.c builds TABLE_DEF structures with three elements instead of the five consumed during recursive view insertion, eventually passing invalid data to stricmp. The published proof of concept uses a DBA SQL connection, while the public record does not explain how an unauthenticated client obtains SQL execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-31628
Published
May 15, 2023
Updated
Jan 23, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-89, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5CanonicalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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