CVE-2018-3174

MEDIUM

MySQL Server <8.0.13 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4341
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3799-2/
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3655
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3799-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105612
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1258
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-24

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (14)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
mariadb/mariadb 5.5.0 - 5.5.62
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager 7.3
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager 9.5
... and 4 more
Published Oct 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026