SB2018052008 - Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: May 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052008
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) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2787)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files and 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 update, insert or delete some of MySQL Server accessible data and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.