SB2018041120 - Denial of service in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: April 11, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041120
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10378)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 7.1 [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]
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: Optimizer). 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.