CVE-2024-20974 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.35 and prior, and 8.2.0 and prior, specifically within the Optimizer component. This easily exploitable flaw allows a high-privileged attacker with network access to cause a complete system hang or crash. With a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.9 (Medium), its impact is limited to availability, with no confidentiality or integrity compromise. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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