Vulnerability identifier: #VU81995

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5157

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: MariaDB Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can launch a simple port scan on ports 3306/tcp and 4567/tcp and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MariaDB: 10.8.0 - 10.8.3, 10.7.0 - 10.7.4, 10.6.0 - 10.6.8, 10.5.0 - 10.5.16, 10.4.0 - 10.4.25

---

External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240246

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.