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CVE-2017-3265

Public on 2017-01-27
Modified on 2017-05-19
Description

Multiple flaws were found in the way the MySQL init script handled initialization of the database data directory and permission setting on the error log file. The mysql operating system user could use these flaws to escalate their privileges to root.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 mysql55 2017-05-19 00:27 ALAS-2017-831
Amazon Linux 1 mysql56 2017-05-18 22:01 ALAS-2017-830

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H