CVE-2018-3063

Name: CVE-2018-3063
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-07-18T13:29:07.803+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 3.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3063 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.60 and prior. EPSS estimates a 3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.60 and prior. 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

3.21%

86.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.60
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Netapp	Oncommand Insight	All versions
Netapp	Oncommand Workflow Automation	All versions
Netapp	Snapcenter	All versions
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.61
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.36
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.35
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.2.0, < 10.2.17
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.3.0, < 10.3.9

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1258Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2327Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3725-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3725-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4341Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1258Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2327Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180726-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3725-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3725-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4341Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 18, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-3063?

How severe is CVE-2018-3063?

CVE-2018-3063 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3063?

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Source: NVD / NIST