Input validation error in mariadb (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-0666
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 mariadb (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33801

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0666

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.49, 10.0.x before 10.0.25, and 10.1.x before 10.1.14 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Security: Privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 5.5.47-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e2a1cee9f1898c64ed1488ea86e2142e8f02387c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d6a52aeca469fc2b01a3dec952226419c9ae2a8b


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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