Fedora 22 update for mariadb
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-3152 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-300 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system mariadb Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack
EUVDB-ID: #VU13112
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3152
CWE-ID:
CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of the --ssl option to mean that SSL is optional. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack, intercept of the communication channel between the affected app and spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, aka a "BACKRONYM" attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 22
mariadb: before 10.0.20-1.fc22
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-10849
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
