CVE-2023-21868Network attack vector

Authenticated optimizer-triggered service interruption

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server 8.0.31 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to hang or repeatedly crash the server. Oracle identifies the Server Optimizer as the affected component but has not published the faulty operation or crafted input that triggers it. Low-privileged MySQL Protocol access is required, and the documented consequence is limited to interruption of database service.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.89%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server 8.0.31 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to hang or repeatedly crash the server. Oracle identifies the Server Optimizer as the affected component but has not published the faulty operation or crafted input that triggers it. Low-privileged MySQL Protocol access is required, and the documented consequence is limited to interruption of database service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21868
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
MySQL Server
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.0.31 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · MySQL Serverversion=8.0.31 and prior

Published CVSS scores

6.5Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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