#VU77802 Resource exhaustion in MySQL Server - CVE-2018-3247

 

#VU77802 Resource exhaustion in MySQL Server - CVE-2018-3247

Published: June 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77802
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-3247
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MySQL Server
Software vendor:
Oracle

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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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