CVE-2020-2779 is a vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.18 and prior, specifically within the Server: Security: Privileges component. This easily exploitable flaw allows a highly privileged attacker with network access to cause a complete denial of service (DoS) by repeatedly crashing the MySQL Server. With a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 4.9 (Medium), the primary impact is on availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.7.0, < 5.7.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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