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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-21238
CVE-2018-21238:
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Overview
CVE-2018-21238 is a vulnerability that affects Oracle MySQL Server. The vulnerability was included in Oracle's Critical Patch Update from January 2025 and affects Oracle Solaris version 11.4 (Oracle Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (I:N/AV:N/Au:N/AC:L/A:P/C:P) and a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.2 (I:N/AV:N/AC:L/S:U/PR:N/A:H/UI:N/C:L) (ManageEngine).
Impact
Based on the CVSS scores, this vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to partially compromise the confidentiality and availability of the affected system (ManageEngine).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in the January 2025 Critical Patch Update. Users are strongly recommended to apply these security patches as soon as possible (Oracle Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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