Description
MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Format String Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16193.
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-134
Status
published
Products (5)
fedoraproject/fedora
34
fedoraproject/fedora
35
fedoraproject/fedora
36
mariadb/mariadb
10.8.0
mariadb/mariadb
10.2.0 - 10.2.42
Published
Feb 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026