Remote code execution in MySQL Connectors - CVE-2017-3523
Published: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11092
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3523
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
MySQL Connectors
Debian Linux
Fedora
mysql-connector-java
Debian Linux
Fedora
mysql-connector-java
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3523
Update to version 5.1.41-1.
mysql-connector-java - update to 8.0.13-1.fc27