CVE-2019-2634 Denial of service in MySQL Server
An unauthenticated attacker with local access can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server by triggering a crash or hang.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-2634?
CVE-2019-2634 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 23 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.15 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes 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 3.0 Base Score 5.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2634?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Oracle Mysql, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Software Collections.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2634?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2019-2634 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2634 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j22j-v4p5-6wv7.