Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-2686

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-2686

Published: February 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25706
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-2020-2686
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
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
openEuler
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql

How to mitigate CVE-2020-2686

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.0.19
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.21-1.el7
mysql - update to 8.0.21-2

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