Resource exhaustion in MySQL Server - CVE-2018-3278

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Resource exhaustion in MySQL Server - CVE-2018-3278

Published: June 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-3278
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
MySQL Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote privileged user can cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-3278

Install updates from vendor's website.

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