Information disclosure in mariadb (Alpine package)

Published: 2017-03-17

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-3313
CWE-ID	CWE-200
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) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU6896

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3313

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local high privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to an error in MyISAM component. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 10.1.21-r0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:alpine:mariadb_alpine_package:10.1.21-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2

External links

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.