What is CVE-2017-3599?

CVE-2017-3599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-3599?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-3599 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Integer overflow in Oracle MySQL

CVE-2017-3599

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.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.899 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Oracle Mysql
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
secalert_us@oracle.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3599?: CVE-2017-3599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-3599?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-3599 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.