SB2018052008 - Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: May 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052008
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2787)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files and cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can update, insert or delete some of MySQL Server accessible data and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.