CVE-2024-20994

Summary

CVE-2024-20994 is a vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.3.0 and prior. This issue lies within the Information Schema component and is classified as difficult to exploit. A low privileged attacker, with network access via multiple protocols, can leverage this flaw to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on MySQL Server. Consequences of successful attacks include server hangs and frequent crashes, leading to significant availability impacts. According to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), this vulnerability has a base score of 5.3. The CVSS vector is (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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