CVE-2017-3599

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

published April 24, 2017

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.8th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
90%
Percentile
99.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.89924 · 99.8th percentile
Published
2017-04-24T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 APR 19:00Z
    Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth)
    cvelistv5