Improper input validation in mariadb (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-2974
CWE-ID CWE-125
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 medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU28706

Risk: Medium

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:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2974

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Server: Optimizer component in MySQL Server. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 10.2.26-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=73fe4656a188cc9632aa686ff35b2040620673ad
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6b6d98fb4bea715b1237346e733643e1af35fa09
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d0f84ac4fe5c0719f72bc62e241b819a3bacdf46
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=50e386f08836e7e977b9d693e1f81cc6916d9a27
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04ffd24b186af4b064d5c00e85e0536832c29154


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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