CVE-2017-3238 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-3238?

CVE-2017-3238 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-3238?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Oracle Mysql, Debian Debian Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus.

Vulnerability Description

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

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.53
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.54
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	7.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95571Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-3238?

CVE-2017-3238 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. E...

How severe is CVE-2017-3238?

CVE-2017-3238 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-3238?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Oracle Mysql, Debian Debian Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus.