Executive Summary
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Title | MariaDB, MySQL: Root privilege escalation |
Informations | |||
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Name | GLSA-201711-04 | First vendor Publication | 2017-11-10 |
Vendor | Gentoo | Last vendor Modification | 2017-11-10 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Synopsis ========
A vulnerability was discovered in MariaDB and MySQL which may allow local users to gain root privileges.
Background ==========
MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Description ===========
The Gentoo installation scripts before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.
Impact ======
A local attacker could escalate privileges to root.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15945 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15945
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-04
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Original Source
Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201711-04.xml |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-732 | Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2017-11-13 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201711-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
Date | Informations |
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2017-11-14 21:26:09 |
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2017-11-14 13:24:55 |
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2017-11-11 00:23:15 |
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