Remote code execution in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3523

 

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

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3523

Update to version 5.1.41-1.

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