CVE-2018-2585 Denial of service in MySQL Connectors

High 7.5 Published 18 Jan 2018 Updated 3 Oct 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Connector/Net via network access.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2585?

CVE-2018-2585 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors, published on 18 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/Net). Supported versions that are affected are 6.9.9 and prior and 6.10.4 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Mysql Connector\/Net.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2018-2585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5g94-2684-f4fc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-2585.