Is CVE-2023-34364 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2023-34364 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2023-34364 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2023-34364 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-34364?

CVE-2023-34364 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2023-34364

CWE-787Published: June 9, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A buffer overflow was discovered in Progress DataDirect Connect for ODBC before 08.02.2770 for Oracle. An overly large value for certain options of a connection string may overrun the buffer allocated to process the string value. This allows an attacker to execute code of their choice on an affected host by copying carefully selected data that will be executed as code.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-34364 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.