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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-3243: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-3243: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
06/15/2020

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Charsets). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier. Difficult to exploit 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 v3.0 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts).

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-mariadb
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-mysql

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