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title: "CVE-2018-2585\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-2585

Publication date 18 January 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-2585?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL
(subcomponent: Connector/Net). Supported versions that are affected are
6.9.9 and prior and 6.10.4 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability
allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols
to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability
can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable
crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5
(Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mysql-connector-net | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not in release |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-2585)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2585)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-2585)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-2585)

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html#AppendixMSQL>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2585>