#VU8997 Improper access control in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-10277 

 

#VU8997 Improper access control in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-10277

Published: October 31, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8997
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10277
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MySQL Connectors
Software vendor:
Oracle

Description

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

The weakness exists due to an error in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/Net). A remote attacker can gain unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Connectors accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Connectors accessible data.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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