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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-2479

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.26 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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CVE-2021-2479

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Oct 2021, 11:16 UTC

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.26 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

osv:CVE-2021-2479
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.26 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
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      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MLAXYFLUDC636S46X34USCLDZAOFBM2/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRCU3RTIPVKPC3GMC76YW7DJEXUEY6FG/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XF3ZFPL3JJ26YRUGXLXQZYJBLZV3WC2C/",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 432769,
  "published_at": "2021-10-20T11:16:18.167+00:00"
}