Resource exhaustion in Oracle MySQL
CVE-2024-20996
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.37 and prior and 8.4.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged 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 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.009 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Mysql — versions 8.4.0
- Oracle Corporation Mysql Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20996?
- CVE-2024-20996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20996?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.