Denial of service in mariadb (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-10378
CWE-ID CWE-284
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 low risk vulnerability.

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU9009

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2017-10378

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote low-privileged attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). A remote attacker can use multiple protocols to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 10.1.26-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=073f1dbb6b8e23211fdfc552d7fc9a1e5a1cd7d1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0af8e020357e06efb024840fcd0c25246bec62db
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1f62ce8da4f9d806efed413128423df6193398cd


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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