Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.39/8.0.30 Optimizer denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.39/8.0.30. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Optimizer. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-21608. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.39/8.0.30 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Optimizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 10/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21608. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236677 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0081: mysql:8.0 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0081)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236677) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-26832). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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
• 5.7.32
• 5.7.33
• 5.7.34
• 5.7.35
• 5.7.36
• 5.7.37
• 5.7.38
• 5.7.39
• 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
• 8.0.22
• 8.0.23
• 8.0.24
• 8.0.25
• 8.0.26
• 8.0.27
• 8.0.28
• 8.0.29
• 8.0.30

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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