SB2017012414 - Input validation error in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: January 24, 2017
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3258)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DDL). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 v3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a907a102e9dea884f13defde2d37b21d2fc01a0c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1a623f02f8070ad7c0a163d308230aed76256a7a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f75a55d7e8bfb8de318319e51b46c9040507bb33
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7ea78917255c8fac1237c165434f38820f0f34db