Input validation error in MariaDB - CVE-2018-3174
Published: October 17, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to a crash the entire system.
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected software
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
mariadb (Alpine package)
mariadb
Opensuse
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3174
mariadb - addressed in versions 10.2.19-1.fc27, 10.2.19-1.fc28, 10.3.11-1.fc29
External References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105612
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3655
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1258
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-24
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3799-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3799-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4341