# CVE-2017-3641: Denial of service in MySQL Server

> A high-privileged attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server via network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2017-3641, GHSA-pvvc-fmf7-5pf7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3641

## What is CVE-2017-3641?

CVE-2017-3641 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.56 and earlier, 5.6.36 and earlier and 5.7.18 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged 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 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3641?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Oracle Mysql, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Redhat Openstack.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3641?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-3641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3641 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3641 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3641/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3641/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3641
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3641
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3641

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