medium
5.9
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-2573

First published: Wed Jan 15 2020(Updated: )

A vulnerability was found in the MySQL Client product of Oracle MySQL (component: C API). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.28 and prior and 8.0.18 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Client. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Client. Reference: <a href="https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html">https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html</a>

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/mysql-5.7
redhat/mysql<5.7.29
5.7.29
redhat/mysql<8.0.19
8.0.19
MySQL>=5.7.0<=5.7.28
MySQL>=8.0.0<=8.0.18
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.10
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
netapp active iq unified manager windows
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp SnapCenter
Oracle MySQL>=5.7.0<=5.7.28
Oracle MySQL>=8.0.0<=8.0.18
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.10
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-2573?

    CVE-2020-2573 is classified as a difficult to exploit vulnerability that affects multiple versions of MySQL.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-2573?

    To fix CVE-2020-2573, upgrade your MySQL installation to version 5.7.29 or later, or version 8.0.19 or later.

  • Which versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2020-2573?

    CVE-2020-2573 affects MySQL versions 5.7.28 and prior, as well as 8.0.18 and prior.

  • Can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-2573 remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2020-2573 allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to potentially compromise MySQL.

  • What types of protocols can be used to exploit CVE-2020-2573?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-2573 via multiple network protocols.

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