Input validation error in MariaDB - CVE-2017-3244
Published: January 28, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33791
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3244
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MariaDB Foundation
Affected software:
MariaDB
MariaDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts).
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3244
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95565
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18