CVE-2015-4730 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Oracle MySQL via unspecified vectors related to Types.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-4730?
CVE-2015-4730 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 21 Oct 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Types.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4730?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4730?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-4730 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4730 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvvq-4vvf-5v8m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4730.