Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:18310Improper Access Control
5.6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
Oracle MySQL is vulnerable to improper access control. MySQL init script mishandles initialization of the database data directory and permission setting on the error log file allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root or cause a system crash.
References
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html#AppendixMSQL
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html#AppendixMSQL
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html#AppendixMSQL
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95520
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477575
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482122
dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-35.html
dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-36.html
dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-37.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18
Related
5.6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P