6.5

CVE-2024-21196: oracle corporation mysql server Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-21196
Published 15-10-2024Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21196 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in oracle corporation mysql server. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.88%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 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 3 · Related 1
RHSA-2025:1671RHSA-2025:1673USN-7102-1

Timeline

  1. 15-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: X Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.88% 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

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu5 products
  • mysql-5.5All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mysql-5.7All versions (No fix recorded)
  • mysql-8.0< 8.0.40-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 8.0.40-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 8.0.40-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • percona-server-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
  • percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Oracle1 product
  • mysqlEOL≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.0.39 | ≥ 8.4.0, ≤ 8.4.2 | 9.0.0 | 9.0.1
Oracle corporation1 product

3 vendors · 7 products

References

6 links