CVE-2024-21015Network attack vector

Server disruption and data modification via undisclosed DML

Published Apr 16, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

DML flaw in Oracle MySQL Server 8.0.34 and earlier and 8.3.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash the server. Oracle has not published the affected function, malformed DML operation, or server-side processing error that triggers the flaw. Exploitation requires a high-privileged account with network access over the MySQL protocol and can hang or repeatedly crash the server or modify some accessible data.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DML flaw in Oracle MySQL Server 8.0.34 and earlier and 8.3.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash the server. Oracle has not published the affected function, malformed DML operation, or server-side processing error that triggers the flaw. Exploitation requires a high-privileged account with network access over the MySQL protocol and can hang or repeatedly crash the server or modify some accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21015
Published
Apr 16, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
MySQL Server
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=8.0.34
  2. Affected versionversion=* <=8.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · MySQL Serverversion=* <=8.0.34; version=* <=8.3.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5OracleCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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