CVE-2024-21213

Summary

CVE-2024-21213 is a vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server, specifically in the InnoDB component, with impacted versions including 8.0.39 and earlier, 8.4.2 and earlier, and 9.0.1 and earlier. This vulnerability is categorized as easily exploitable by a high-privileged attacker who has access to the MySQL Server infrastructure but requires human interaction from another user to execute an attack. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized denial-of-service (DoS) conditions, causing the MySQL Server to hang or crash repeatedly. To remediate this issue, organizations should upgrade affected MySQL Server versions to those released after the identified vulnerabilities have been patched. The CVSS base score for this vulnerability is 4.2, indicating a medium severity level with significant availability impacts.

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