Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2025-21566

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2025-21566

Published: January 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103179
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21566
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Server: Optimizer component in MySQL Server. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

MySQL Server
Storage Resource Manager
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-21566

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 9.2.0
Storage Resource Manager - addressed in versions 5.0.2.2, 5.1.0.0
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - addressed in versions 5.0.2.2, 5.1.0.0

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