Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2773

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12017

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2773

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor:

Affected software:

The vulnerability allows a local 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 local attacker can cause the service to crash.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html