CVE-2017-3238

Name: CVE-2017-3238
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-01-27T22:59:02.227+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 4.79%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-3238 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 4.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

4.79%

90.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.53
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.34
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.16
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.54
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.29
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.21
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	7.5
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	7.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	7.7
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	7.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	7.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	7.7
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	7.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	7.7
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3767Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 27, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-3238?

How severe is CVE-2017-3238?

CVE-2017-3238 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3238?

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Source: NVD / NIST