CVE-2017-3456

Name: CVE-2017-3456
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-04-24T19:59:01.333+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 2.99%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-3456 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. EPSS estimates a 2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows high 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 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.9/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.99%

85.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.54
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.35
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.17
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.55
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.31
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.23
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.6
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-3834Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3944Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287Broken 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
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3834Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3944Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97831Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287Broken 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

Timeline

Published: Apr 24, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-3456?

How severe is CVE-2017-3456?

CVE-2017-3456 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3456?

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Source: NVD / NIST