Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-3243 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
MariaDB Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | MariaDB Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU33790
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3243
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Charsets). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high 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 4.4 (Availability impacts).
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMariaDB: 5.5.20 - 5.5.53
CPE2.3https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95538
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.