Resource exhaustion in MySQL Server - CVE-2018-3278
Published: June 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3278
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
MySQL Server
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3278
Install updates from vendor's website.