Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2018-2812

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12032

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2812

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files and 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 update, insert or delete some of MySQL Server accessible data and 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