CVE-2018-2640 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-2640

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent:...

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.58 and prior, 5.6.38 and prior and 5.7.20 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 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mysql, mariadb, debian linux, ubuntu linux, active iq unified manager, oncommand insight, oncommand workflow automation, snapcenter, openstack, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
5.5.0, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 7.3, 9.5, 12, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7

Timeline

Official Publish: January 18th, 2018
Last Modified: October 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.