CVE-2017-3642 Denial of service in MySQL Server
A high-privileged attacker can cause a complete denial of service in MySQL Server via the Optimizer component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-3642?
CVE-2017-3642 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, 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: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 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-2017-3642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3642?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-3642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w33-5cvj-2m7h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3642.