Vulnerability in Oracle MySQL
CVE-2017-3635
Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/C). Supported versions that are affected are 6.1.10 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. Note: The documentation has also been updated for the correct way to use mysql_stmt_close(). Please see: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-execute.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-fetch.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-close.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-error.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-errno.html, and https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-sqlstate.html. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Mysql
- Oracle Mysql_connector\/c
- Oracle Corporation Mysql Server — versions 5.5.56 and earlier, 5.6.36 and earlier, 5.7.18 and earlier
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3635?
- CVE-2017-3635 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3635?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.