5.5

CVE-2019-2991: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-2991CGA-94rq-rfmg-wpfpCGA-9j6w-qq47-fj98
Published 16-10-2019Last modified 01-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-2991 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
RHSA-2020:3518RHSA-2020:3732RHSA-2020:3755RHSA-2020:3757USN-4195-1CGA-4P48-F2MG-W53V

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.017 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.47% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard6 products
  • mysql-8.0< 8.0.38-r0
  • mysql-8.0-client< 8.0.38-r0
  • mysql-8.0-dev< 8.0.38-r0
  • mysql-8.0-iamguarded-compat< 8.0.38-r0
  • mysql-8.0-oci-entrypoint< 8.0.38-r0
Netapp4 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • mysql-5.5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mysql-8.0< 8.0.18-0ubuntu3
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Oracle1 product
  • mysql≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.0.17
Oracle corporation1 product

7 vendors · 16 products

References

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