CVE-2018-2762 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MySQL Server versions 5.7.21 and prior, specifically within the Server: Connection subcomponent. A highly privileged attacker with infrastructure logon can exploit this to cause a complete and repeatable crash of the MySQL Server. With a CVSS 3.0 score of 4.4 (Medium), this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires high privileges, primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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