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CVE-2017-3599

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth).

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
2 on Exploit-DB, 2 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-41954, EDB-41954

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 10

access.redhat.com

securitytracker.com

oracle.com

Exploit-DB

secforce.com

securityfocus.com

GitHub · SECFORCE/CVE-2017-3599

GitHub · jptr218/mysql_dos