CVE-2018-2583 Denial of service in MySQL Server
A high-privileged attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server via a vulnerability in the Stored Procedure component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-2583?
CVE-2018-2583 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 18 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Stored Procedure). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.38 and prior and 5.7.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.8 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2018-2583?
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-2018-2583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgfj-mq6g-x2v5, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-2583.