CVE-2023-22053

Summary

CVE-2023-22053 is a vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL's Client programs, specifically versions 5.7.42 and prior, and 8.0.33 and prior. This issue allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to potentially compromise MySQL Server, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) attack through unauthorized hangs or crashes. Additionally, the vulnerability could grant unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server data. The Base Score of this vulnerability, based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), is 5.9 for both Confidentiality and Availability impacts. The attack vector involves network access with a low privilege level, and the attacker does not require user interaction.

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