6.5

CVE-2017-3257: debian debian_linux Improper Privilege Management

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-3257UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3257
Published 27-01-2017Last modified 09-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-3257 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7
DSA-3770-1MGASA-2017-0054OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1RHSA-2017:2787RHSA-2017:2886RHSA-2018:0279

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.34 and earlier5.7.16 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 6.5 (Availability impacts).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.57% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu4 products
  • mariadb-10.0< 10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • mysql-5.7< 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • percona-server-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
  • percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Oracle2 products
  • mysql≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.34 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.16
  • mysql_server5.6.34 and earlier | 5.7.16 and earlier
Alpine1 product
  • mariadb≥ 10.0.0, < 10.1.21-r0
Debian1 product
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.29 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.21 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.8

5 vendors · 9 products

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