CVE-2025-8865
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Publication date: 2025-08-11
Last updated on: 2025-08-11
Assigner: Yugabyte, Inc.
Description
Description
The YugabyteDB tablet server contains a flaw in its YCQL query handling that can trigger a null pointer dereference when processing certain malformed inputs. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| yugabytedb | yugabytedb | 4.0 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a flaw in the YugabyteDB tablet server's YCQL query handling. It occurs when processing certain malformed inputs, causing a null pointer dereference. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to crash the YCQL tablet server.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated attacker to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service. This means the service could become unavailable or disrupted.
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