What is the severity of CVE-2024-21159?

CVE-2024-21159 is considered a high severity vulnerability that allows attackers with high privileges to compromise MySQL Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21159?

To mitigate CVE-2024-21159, upgrade your MySQL Server to version 8.0.37 or later.

Which versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2024-21159?

CVE-2024-21159 affects MySQL versions 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.3.0 and prior.

Can CVE-2024-21159 be easily exploited?

Yes, CVE-2024-21159 can be easily exploited by a high privileged attacker with network access.

Is network access required to exploit CVE-2024-21159?

Yes, exploitation of CVE-2024-21159 requires network access via multiple protocols.

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CVE-2024-21159

medium

4.9

16/7/2024

17/10/2024

CVE-2024-21159

First published: Tue Jul 16 2024(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
MySQL	>=8.0.0<=8.0.36
MySQL	=8.3.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21159?
CVE-2024-21159 is considered a high severity vulnerability that allows attackers with high privileges to compromise MySQL Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21159?
To mitigate CVE-2024-21159, upgrade your MySQL Server to version 8.0.37 or later.
Which versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2024-21159?
CVE-2024-21159 affects MySQL versions 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.3.0 and prior.
Can CVE-2024-21159 be easily exploited?
Yes, CVE-2024-21159 can be easily exploited by a high privileged attacker with network access.
Is network access required to exploit CVE-2024-21159?
Yes, exploitation of CVE-2024-21159 requires network access via multiple protocols.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21159?
CVE-2024-21159 is considered a high severity vulnerability that allows attackers with high privileges to compromise MySQL Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21159?
To mitigate CVE-2024-21159, upgrade your MySQL Server to version 8.0.37 or later.
Which versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2024-21159?
CVE-2024-21159 affects MySQL versions 8.0.36 and prior, as well as 8.3.0 and prior.
Can CVE-2024-21159 be easily exploited?
Yes, CVE-2024-21159 can be easily exploited by a high privileged attacker with network access.
Is network access required to exploit CVE-2024-21159?
Yes, exploitation of CVE-2024-21159 requires network access via multiple protocols.