CVE-2024-21179

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.9 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jul 16, 2024
Updated: Jul 19, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-21179 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the InnoDB component of Oracle MySQL Server. Versions 8.0.37 and prior, as well as 8.4.0 and prior, are susceptible to this easily exploitable issue. A high privileged attacker with network access can take advantage of this vulnerability via multiple protocols, potentially causing a hang or frequent crashes of the MySQL Server, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The Base Score of this vulnerability, according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), is 4.9, with a high level of privilege required to exploit it and no user interaction needed.

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Affected Products

  • MySQL
  • Oracle MySQL Server

Affected Vendors

  • BonqDAO