Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are…

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.59 and prior, 5.6.39 and prior and 5.7.21 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.85% · top 42% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.7.

Weakness

• Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server.

Affected products

• Oracle Corporation · MySQL Server

  • affected 5.5.59 and prior
  • affected 5.6.39 and prior
  • affected 5.7.21 and prior

References (17)

• DSA-4341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 1040698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:1254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180419-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2729 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-4176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20180629 [SECURITY] [DLA 1407-1] mariadb-10.0 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 103807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20180419 [SECURITY] [DLA 1355-1] mysql-5.5 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:3655 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2018:2439 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-3629-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-3629-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-3629-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2019:1258 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• GLSA-201908-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 3 Oct 2024, 20:22 UTC.