#VU12012 Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2761 

 

#VU12012 Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2761

Published: April 20, 2018 / Updated: December 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12012
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2761
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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