CVE-2024-20966

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.9 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Feb 17, 2024
Updated: Feb 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-20966 is a vulnerability affecting the Optimizer component of Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.35 and prior, as well as 8.2.0 and prior. This issue is of high severity as it allows a high-privileged attacker with network access to cause a hang or frequent crashes of the MySQL Server, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. Affected versions are vulnerable to exploitation via multiple protocols. The Base Score of this vulnerability according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is 4.9, with an impact on availability.

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Affected Products

  • MySQL Server
  • Oracle MySQL Server

Affected Vendors

  • MySQL AB
  • BonqDAO

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