CVE-2014-2431

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.36 and earlier and 5.6.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Options.

Affected products

MariaDB: from 5.5.0 before 5.5.37; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.11 — fixed in 10.0.11, 5.5.37
MySQL Server: from 5.5.0 through 5.5.36; from 5.6.0 through 5.6.16
Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System: 11.3
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 5.0, 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 5.0, 7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 5.0, 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MariaDB 10.0.11, 5.5.37. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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