Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2017-3468

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12254

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3468

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 on the target system.

The weakness exists in MySQL Server due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can update, insert or delete some of MySQL Server accessible data.

Ubuntu

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html

• Ubuntu update for MySQL