CVE-2024-20970

Summary

CVE-2024-20970 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting MySQL Servers from Oracle, with versions 8.0.35 and prior, as well as 8.2.0 and prior, being vulnerable. This issue lies within the Optimizer component and can be exploited by high-privileged attackers with network access. Successful attacks result in a denial-of-service (DoS) impact, causing the MySQL Server to hang or crash repeatedly. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) has assigned a base score of 4.9 for this vulnerability.

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