CVE-2017-3636

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
10 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.56 and earlier and 5.6.36 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Affected

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

10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.3210.1.0 ≤ v < 10.1.2610.2.0 ≤ v < 10.2.85.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.57
Affected range stops below 10.0.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.1.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.5.57, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 5.5.56v ≤ 5.6.365.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.5.565.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.6.36

References (11)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3922
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3944
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99736
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038928
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-2018:0279
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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