#VU8999 Denial of service - CVE-2017-10283 

 

#VU8999 Denial of service - CVE-2017-10283

Published: October 31, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8999
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-10283
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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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: Performance Schema). 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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