CVE-2017-3599
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth).
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 90.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2017 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is an integer overflow in sql/auth/sql_authentication.cc which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 90.03% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 May 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- oracle/mysql
- Source
- secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS moved from 83.5% on 21 September 2026 to 90.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97754Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41954/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.secforce.com/blog/2017/04/cve-2017-3599-pre-auth-mysql-remote-dos/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97754Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2886Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41954/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.secforce.com/blog/2017/04/cve-2017-3599-pre-auth-mysql-remote-dos/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.