UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3238

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3238
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3238.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3238
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2017-01-18T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:06Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 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).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS

mariadb-5.5

Package

Name
mariadb-5.5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mariadb-5.5@5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.5.32-1ubuntu1
5.5.35-1ubuntu1
5.5.36-1
5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.39-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
5.5.41-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.43-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
5.5.44-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.46-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
5.5.47-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.49-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.52-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.53-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmariadbclient-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmariadbclient18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmariadbd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client-core-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server-core-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-1ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-test-5.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

mysql-5.5

Package

Name
mysql-5.5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mysql-5.5@5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.5.32-0ubuntu7
5.5.34-0ubuntu1
5.5.34-0ubuntu2
5.5.35-0ubuntu1
5.5.35+dfsg-1ubuntu1
5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.38-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.43-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.44-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.49-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5.5.53-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqlclient-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqlclient18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqld-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqld-pic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client-core-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server-core-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-source-5.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.54-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-testsuite-5.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

mariadb-10.0

Package

Name
mariadb-10.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mariadb-10.0@10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

10.*

10.0.20-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
10.0.22-0ubuntu1
10.0.23-1
10.0.23-2
10.0.24-7
10.0.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
10.0.27-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
10.0.28-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmariadbd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmariadbd18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client-10.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-client-core-10.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-plugin-connect"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-plugin-mroonga"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-plugin-oqgraph"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-plugin-spider"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-plugin-tokudb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server-10.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-server-core-10.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mariadb-test-data"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

mysql-5.7

Package

Name
mysql-5.7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mysql-5.7@5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.7.11-0ubuntu4
5.7.11-0ubuntu5
5.7.11-0ubuntu6
5.7.12-0ubuntu1
5.7.12-0ubuntu1.1
5.7.13-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqlclient-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqlclient20"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libmysqld-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client-5.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-client-core-5.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server-5.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-server-core-5.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-source-5.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "mysql-testsuite-5.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

percona-server-5.6

Package

Name
percona-server-5.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/percona-server-5.6@5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu2
5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4
5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "percona-server-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "percona-server-server-5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "percona-server-source-5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "percona-server-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "percona-server-test-5.6"
        }
    ]
}

percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6

Package

Name
percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6@5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu2
5.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu3
5.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu3.1
5.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu3.2
5.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtradb-cluster-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtradb-cluster-server-5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtradb-cluster-source-5.6"
        }
    ]
}