CVE-2017-3251
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.16 and earlier. 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 v3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts).
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.75% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/mysql
- Source
- secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95482
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95482
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-17
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.