Improper Access Control Affecting mysql package, versions [5.6.0,5.6.36)[5.7.0,5.7.18)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
87.05% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2334294
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Apr 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-3599  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 5.6.36, 5.7.18 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2017 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is an integer overflow in sql/auth/sql_authentication.cc which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication packet.

CVSS Scores

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