CVE-2025-21497 | Vulnetix

CVE-2025-21497 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Reported by oracle · Published January 21, 2025

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.40 and prior, 8.4.3 and prior and 9.1.0 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
mysql_server	oracle	9.1.0, 8.4.3, 8.0.40
MySQL Server	Oracle Corporation	9.1.0, 8.4.3, 8.0.40

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

5.5

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle Corporation	MySQL Server	, , *
Oracle Corporation	MySQL Server	, , *

Timeline

Jan 17, 2025 CVE Published
Jan 21, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Jan 22, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 6, 2026 CVE Updated
Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory (19 in total, the first dated here)
Nov 2, 2026 Distribution Patch (17 in total, the first dated here)

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References

Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0004/ url

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