CVE-2025-21521 (GCVE-0-2025-21521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-21 20:53 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:57
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Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Thread Pooling). 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 unauthenticated 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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.
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Oracle Corporation MySQL Server Affected: * , ≤ 8.0.39 (custom)
Affected: * , ≤ 8.4.2 (custom)
Affected: * , ≤ 9.0.1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:8.0.39_and_prior:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:8.4.2_and_prior:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:9.0.1_and_prior:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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