CVE-2017-3305

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    CVE-2017-3305

    Published: 24 Apr 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: C API). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.55 and earlier and 5.6.35 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2017 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to hijack the authentication of users by leveraging incorrect ordering of security parameter verification in a client, aka, "The Riddle".

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 54df0057e18d8c82c23fbd4e0bf5b5dc2e762955
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    mysql-5.5.55
    mysql-5.5.49
    mysql-5.5.47
    mysql-5.5.44
    mysql-5.5.27
    mysql-5.5.25
    mysql-5.5.23
    mysql-5.5.19
    mysql-5.5.15

    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