Advisory Details

April 28th, 2022

Oracle MySQL Cluster Data Node Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-22-708
ZDI-CAN-16408

CVE ID CVE-2022-21489
CVSS SCORE 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS MySQL Cluster
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Oracle MySQL Cluster. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of Data Node jobs. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-03-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-04-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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