Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.53/5.6.34/5.7.16 Packaging Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.53/5.6.34/5.7.16. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Packaging. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3291. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.53/5.6.34/5.7.16 (Database Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Packaging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3291 since 12/06/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96732 (Debian DLA-797-1 : mysql-5.5 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175942 (Debian Security Update for mariadb-10.0 (DSA 3770-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96732) and SecurityFocus (BID 95501†). The entries VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96732
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-797-1 : mysql-5.5 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703767
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3767-1 (mysql-5.5 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/06/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +42 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +2 days 🔍
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01/25/2017 +6 days 🔍
01/27/2017 +2 days 🔍
05/15/2026 +3395 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95717

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SecurityFocus: 95501 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2017-3291 Local Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3291 - Oracle - MySQL - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037640

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 05/15/2026 16:07
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (85), 07/26/2020 17:13 (7), 11/02/2022 16:35 (5), 05/15/2026 16:07 (15)
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