mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jul 2017)
Published Aug 8, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.03%
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Connector/C). Supported versions that are affected are 6.1.10 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. Note: The documentation has also been updated for the correct way to use mysql_stmt_close(). Please see: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-execute.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-fetch.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-close.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-error.html, https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-errno.html, and https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-stmt-sqlstate.html. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected products
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- Version 5.5.56 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.6.36 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.7.18 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | MySQL Server | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql55-mysql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
mariadb-galera
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb100-mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb101-mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mariadb102-mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mysql56-mysql
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mysql57-mysql
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql55-mysql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | mariadb-galera | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb100-mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb101-mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mariadb102-mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mysql56-mysql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-mysql57-mysql | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 4, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02031) | 80.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02031) | 78.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00635) | 67.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.26% (0.02264) | 74.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 52.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 51.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 49.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html#AppendixMSQL
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99730 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038928 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3635 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472685 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3635
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3635
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3922 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html#AppendixMSQL | ||
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038928 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3635 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472685 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3635 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3635 |
Change history (0)
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