CVE-2024-21213 Denial of service in MySQL Server
A high-privileged attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server by triggering a crash or hang.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-21213?
CVE-2024-21213 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 15 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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 4.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21213?
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-2024-21213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as AZL-50384, AZL-50417, GHSA-mffh-p59m-fv66, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21213.