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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-21522
CVE-2022-21522:
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-21522 is a vulnerability discovered in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL, specifically affecting the Server: Stored Procedure component. The vulnerability affects MySQL Server versions 8.0.29 and prior (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as difficult to exploit and requires a high-privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. It has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 4.4 (Medium) with the vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (Oracle CPE, NetApp).
Impact
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 (CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches for this vulnerability in their July 2022 Critical Patch Update. Users are advised to upgrade to MySQL versions after 8.0.29. The vulnerability has been addressed in MySQL 8.0.30 for various platforms including Fedora and Ubuntu systems (Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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