Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2778

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12021

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2778

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

Amazon Linux AMI
Fedora
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
community-mysql

Install update from vendor's website.

community-mysql - addressed in versions 5.7.22-1.fc26, 5.7.22-1.fc27, 5.7.22-1.fc28

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

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle MySQL
• Amazon Linux AMI update for mysql57
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
• Fedora 28 update for community-mysql
• Fedora 27 update for community-mysql
• Fedora 26 update for community-mysql