5.9

CVE-2020-2574: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-2574MGASA-2020-0072SUSE-SU-2020:0523-1
Published 15-01-2020Last modified 30-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-2574 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 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 25 · Related 12
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0289-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1RHSA-2020:3518RHSA-2020:3732RHSA-2020:3755RHSA-2020:3757

Timeline

  1. 15-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Client product of Oracle MySQL (component: C API). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.46 and prior, 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 3.48% 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, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse8 products
  • mariadb-100&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4< 10.0.40.3-2.15.1
  • mariadb-100&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 10.0.40.3-2.15.1
  • mariadb-100&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4< 10.0.40.3-2.15.1
  • mariadb-100&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 10.0.40.3-2.15.1
  • mariadb-100&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4< 10.0.40.3-2.15.1
Ubuntu7 products
  • mariadb-10.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mariadb-10.1< 1:10.1.44-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • mysql-5.5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mysql-5.7< 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 5.7.29-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • mysql-8.0< 8.0.19-0ubuntu2
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
Alpine1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.0, < 10.3.22-r0 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 10.4.12-r0 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 10.2.31-r0
Canonical1 product
Mageia1 product
  • mariadb< 10.3.22-1.mga7
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.67 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.44 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.31 | ≥ 10.3.0, < 10.3.22 | ≥ 10.4.0, < 10.4.12
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product
  • mysql≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.46 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.28 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.0.18
Oracle corporation1 product
  • mysql server5.6.46 and prior | 5.7.28 and prior | 8.0.18 and prior

11 vendors · 32 products

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