Medium severity · published Jul 16, 2024
CVE-2024-21179
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB)
4.9
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.37 and prior and 8.4.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
MySQL Server · Oracle Corporation
through 8.0.37; through 8.4.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21179
Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240801-0001/
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