Security restrictions bypass - CVE-2017-3463
Published: May 24, 2017 / Updated: April 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6681
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-2017-3463
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in MySQL Server due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in MySQL Server due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
mysql-5.5 (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3463
Install update from vendor's website.
mysql-5.5 (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.5.55-0+deb7u1, 5.5.55-0+deb8u1