Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.31/8.0.21 InnoDB denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.31/8.0.21. The affected element is an unknown function of the component InnoDB. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-14776. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.31/8.0.21 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component InnoDB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-14776. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236704 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0014: mariadb:10.3 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236704). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Server

Version

• 5.7.0
• 5.7.1
• 5.7.2
• 5.7.3
• 5.7.4
• 5.7.5
• 5.7.6
• 5.7.7
• 5.7.8
• 5.7.9
• 5.7.10
• 5.7.11
• 5.7.12
• 5.7.13
• 5.7.14
• 5.7.15
• 5.7.16
• 5.7.17
• 5.7.18
• 5.7.19
• 5.7.20
• 5.7.21
• 5.7.22
• 5.7.23
• 5.7.24
• 5.7.25
• 5.7.26
• 5.7.27
• 5.7.28
• 5.7.29
• 5.7.30
• 5.7.31
• 8.0.0
• 8.0.1
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3
• 8.0.4
• 8.0.5
• 8.0.6
• 8.0.7
• 8.0.8
• 8.0.9
• 8.0.10
• 8.0.11
• 8.0.12
• 8.0.13
• 8.0.14
• 8.0.15
• 8.0.16
• 8.0.17
• 8.0.18
• 8.0.19
• 8.0.20
• 8.0.21

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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