CVE-2019-2737

Name: CVE-2019-2737
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-23T23:15:38.147+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 3.92%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-2737 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server : Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.44 and prior, 5.7.26 and prior and 8.0.16 and prior. EPSS estimates a 3.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server : Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.44 and prior, 5.7.26 and prior and 8.0.16 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.9/10

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

EPSS Probability

3.92%

89.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.44
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.26
Oracle	Mysql	>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.16
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.65
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.41
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.26
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.3.0, < 10.3.17
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.4.0, < 10.4.7
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153862/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mariadb-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2484Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2511Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3708Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A55N3HZ3JZBXHQMGTUHY63FVTDU5ILEV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CN3JPT5ICOAWQNPFVPVLLYR4TQIX4MXP/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51272092Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51272092?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-3/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153862/Slackware-Security-Advisory-mariadb-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2484Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2511Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3708Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A55N3HZ3JZBXHQMGTUHY63FVTDU5ILEV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CN3JPT5ICOAWQNPFVPVLLYR4TQIX4MXP/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51272092Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51272092?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4070-3/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 23, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-2737?

How severe is CVE-2019-2737?

CVE-2019-2737 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2737?

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Source: NVD / NIST