Input validation error in mariadb (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-3615
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
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 medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33805

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3615

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.49 and earlier, 5.6.30 and earlier, and 5.7.12 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.50, 10.0.x before 10.0.26, and 10.1.x before 10.1.15 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to Server: DML.

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?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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