Remote code execution in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3523
Published: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11092
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3523
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
MySQL Connectors
MySQL Connectors
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unexpected automatic deserialisation of Java objects. The remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to unexpected automatic deserialisation of Java objects. The remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3523
Update to version 5.1.41-1.