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    CVE-2016-4338

    The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.

    Published:Jan 23, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 23, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.4496
    CVSS Score:8.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Zabbix
    Product
    Zabbix

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769

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    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
    https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136898/Zabbix-Agent-3.0.1-mysql.size-Shell-Command-Injection.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/9
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538258/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89631
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-42
    https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39769/
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew2018#miscellaneous_improvements
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/introduction/whatsnew2213#miscellaneous_improvements
    https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/3.0/manual/introduction/whatsnew303#miscellaneous_improvements

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High