CVE-2021-2429 Denial of service in MySQL Server
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server by triggering a hang or crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-2429?
CVE-2021-2429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netapp Oncommand Insight, published on 20 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.25 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2429?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netapp Oncommand Insight, Oracle Mysql Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-2429?
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-2021-2429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Oncommand Insight
- CVE-2017-5600 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
- CVE-2018-1258 Spring Framework when used in combination with any versions of Spring Security contains an authorization bypass
- CVE-2020-5421 RFD Protection Bypass via jsessionid
- CVE-2022-38733 Auth bypass in OnCommand Insight
- CVE-2023-22102 MySQL Connectors takeover vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38x7-v6rw-7386, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-2429.