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CVE-2021-2012: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allo...
CVE-2021-2012 · published 5 years ago
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Succ...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | mysql |
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | oncommand_insight |
All versions
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | oncommand_workflow_automation |
All versions
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | snapcenter |
All versions
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
32 33 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allo...
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-27 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0003/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Timeline
Published20 Jan 2021
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-2012 · NVD
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