CVE-2026-35559: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds write in Amazon Amazon Athena ODBC driver
Out-of-bounds write in the query processing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.1.0.0 might allow a threat actor to crash the driver by using specially crafted data that is processed by the driver during query operations. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.0.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-35559) involves an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in the Amazon Athena ODBC driver before version 2.1.0.0. The issue occurs in the query processing components when handling specially crafted data, which can lead to a crash of the driver. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability. The vendor advisory from AWS recommends upgrading to version 2.1.0.0 to fix the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by crashing the Amazon Athena ODBC driver during query operations. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade the Amazon Athena ODBC driver to version 2.1.0.0 or later, as recommended by the AWS security advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2026-35559: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds write in Amazon Amazon Athena ODBC driver
Description
Out-of-bounds write in the query processing components in Amazon Athena ODBC driver before 2.1.0.0 might allow a threat actor to crash the driver by using specially crafted data that is processed by the driver during query operations. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 2.1.0.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-35559) involves an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in the Amazon Athena ODBC driver before version 2.1.0.0. The issue occurs in the query processing components when handling specially crafted data, which can lead to a crash of the driver. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability. The vendor advisory from AWS recommends upgrading to version 2.1.0.0 to fix the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by crashing the Amazon Athena ODBC driver during query operations. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade the Amazon Athena ODBC driver to version 2.1.0.0 or later, as recommended by the AWS security advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMZN
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-03T13:43:36.914Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-013-aws/","vendor":"AWS"}]
Threat ID: 69d023670a160ebd92577b1e
Added to database: 04/03/2026, 20:30:31 UTC
Last enriched: 04/11/2026, 09:14:46 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 127
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