CVE-2024-21157

Summary

CVE-2024-21157 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the InnoDB component of Oracle MySQL versions 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.4.0 and prior. This issue is classified as easily exploitable, enabling high privileged network attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on targeted MySQL Servers. The result of a successful exploit includes frequent crashes or server hangs, leading to significant availability impacts. The Base Score is 4.9, with CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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