CVE-2018-2696 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server versions 5.6.38 and prior, and 5.7.20 and prior, specifically within the Server: Security: Privileges subcomponent. This easily exploitable vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to cause a complete system crash or hang. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), its impact is solely on availability, with no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is currently no known public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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