Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-2573

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-2573

Published: February 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25709
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2573
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the C API component in MySQL Client. A remote non-authenticated attacker 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-2020-2573

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - addressed in versions 5.7.29, 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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