Information disclosure in Oracle MySQL Client
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Client product of Oracle MySQL (component: Client: mysqldump). Supported versions that are affected are 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Client. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Client accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | MySQL Client | up to 8.4.2; up to 9.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MySQL Client VendorOracle Affected up to 8.4.2; up to 9.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle MySQL Client — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-14023 Improper access control in Oracle MySQL ClusterPriority LOW 19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21209
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6477-mq9q-6867
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 1
More Oracle Mysql vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-21209 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21209 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6477-mq9q-6867 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-21209 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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