Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30 Thread Pooling denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Thread Pooling. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-21874. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30 (Database Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component Thread Pooling. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023. The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-21874. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (236677). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236677
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0081: mysql:8.0 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0081)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/17/2022 🔍
01/17/2023 +31 days 🔍
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01/18/2023 +1 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218802

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2023 07:28
Updated: 05/18/2025 12:05
Changes: 01/18/2023 07:28 (39), 02/14/2023 09:15 (2), 02/14/2023 09:17 (10), 02/14/2023 09:19 (1), 05/18/2025 12:05 (17)
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