Advisory Details

January 21st, 2022

Oracle MySQL Cluster Data Node Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-21314
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/cpujan2022.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2021-07-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-01-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Lucas Leong (@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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