CVE-2024-21159

Summary

CVE-2024-21159 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL's InnoDB component. Affected versions include 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.3.0 and prior. This vulnerability is easily exploitable, allowing high-privileged attackers with network access to compromise MySQL Server. Successful exploitation can lead to a hang or frequent crash of the server, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) attack. The Base Score of this vulnerability, according to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System version 3.1, is 4.9, with a high level of privilege required for exploitation and no user interaction.

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