#VU120623 Insecure automated optimizations in MariaDB - CVE-2023-52970

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#VU120623 Insecure automated optimizations in MariaDB - CVE-2023-52970

Published: December 29, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120623
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52970
CWE-ID: CWE-1038
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Software vendor:
MariaDB Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure automated optimization when handling inserts from a derived table containing insert target table. A remote privileged user can crash the server with a specially crafted query. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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