mysql: Server: Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018)
Published Apr 19, 2018
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.48%
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server : Security : Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.59 and prior, 5.6.39 and prior and 5.7.21 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).
Affected products
-
- Version 5.5.59 and priorStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.6.39 and priorStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.7.21 and priorStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 4
- n/a
- ≥ 7.3
- ≥ 9.4
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1254
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS
rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3655
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql55-mysql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mariadb
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mariadb
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 13 (Queens)
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.40-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1254 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUS | rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.24-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3655 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql55-mysql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mariadb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mariadb | 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 13 (Queens) | 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 |
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:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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 3, 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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03479) | 88.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03664) | 88.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00913) | 75.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02049) | 82.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 73.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 46.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 41.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 46.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 54.92th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 54.49th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 78.74th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103824 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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