CVE-2017-3599

N/A
Published: April 24, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMySQL Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 90%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.6.355.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.7.17

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97754
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41954/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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