SB2017081905 - Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: August 19, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081905
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3464)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists in MySQL Server due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can update, insert or delete some of MySQL Server accessible data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1079181bed96dff7b7fa1d2dc1d5078a74bea57c
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=554b79ccc6d0e166375b91621bcbc7df1295d5e2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dabe70c14a6dc73f4b332972355e8aa5daee9306
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9fa7d359185495458ec31f6eaf5cf3d7b4f793df