Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)



Published: 2018-05-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-2771
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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mariadb (Alpine package)
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU12016

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2771

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 10.1.32-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ad3cd4ee72556149a46fca74da139cc7424bc58a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec4a02c42dea8323d84536c79a6af0fc421ed261
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bb3e58d46d4c459703177662c32c9cb954bb06e3
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=28850b3a43930dcaba7ce82fa55bb53853cf412d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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