Input validation error in MySQL Server - CVE-2022-21479
Published: April 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62414
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21479
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
MySQL Server
MySQL Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Optimizer component. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21479
Install updates from vendor's website.