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Oracle MySQL Vulnerability: CVE-2019-2991

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Oracle MySQL Vulnerability: CVE-2019-2991

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/16/2019
Created
04/29/2020
Added
04/28/2020
Modified
04/28/2020

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.017 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

Solution(s)

  • mysql-upgrade-latest

References

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