CVE-2020-14793: 
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2020-14793 is a vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL, specifically affecting the Server: Optimizer component. The vulnerability affects MySQL versions 5.6.49 and prior, 5.7.31 and prior, and 8.0.21 and prior. It was disclosed in October 2020 as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU).

This is an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows high-privileged attackers with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 4.9 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash, leading to a complete Denial of Service (DoS) of MySQL Server (NVD, NetApp Advisory).

The vulnerability is considered easily exploitable but requires a high-privileged attacker with network access. The attack can be conducted via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server (Oracle CPU).

Oracle has released patches for affected versions in the October 2020 Critical Patch Update. Users should upgrade to MySQL versions after 5.6.49, 5.7.31, or 8.0.21 depending on their installation branch (Oracle CPU). Various Linux distributions have also released updated packages to address this vulnerability (Gentoo Advisory).