Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.37 Pluggable Auth denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.37. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Pluggable Auth. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-21165. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.37. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Pluggable Auth. 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 summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.37 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).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-21165 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. 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 209579 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2024-21165)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209579). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Server

Version

• 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
• 8.0.31
• 8.0.32
• 8.0.33
• 8.0.34
• 8.0.35
• 8.0.36
• 8.0.37

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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