Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE-2022-21301
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected through 8.0.27. 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
- HIGH
CWE-400 - Uncontrolled resource consumption
An uncontrolled resource allocation attack (also known as resource exhaustion attack) triggers unauthorized overconsumption of the limited resources in an application, such as memory, file system storage, database connection pool entries, and CPU. This may lead to denial of service for valid users and degradation of the application's functionality as well as that of the host operating system.
Advisory Timeline
- Published