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CVE-2018-2773 json

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs).

published 2018-04-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-14628

cvss
4.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.59 and prior, 5.6.39 and prior and 5.7.21 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes 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 4.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Patch / fix

  • mysql-5.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 5.5.60-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 5.7.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • mysql-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-2773

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  • rh-mysql57-mysql RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-2.el6
  • rh-mysql57-mysql RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-1.el7
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-test RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-2.el6
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-test RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-1.el7
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-common RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-2.el6
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-common RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-1.el7
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-config RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-2.el6
  • rh-mysql57-mysql-config RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.7.24-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3655RHSA-2018:1254

  • mysql SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 5.5.60-0.39.12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1333-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-2773 updated cvss 4.1

mysql: pid file can be created in a world-writeable directory (CPU Apr 2018)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 mysql55-mysql Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 mysql, mysql-libs, mysql-test, mysql-bench, mysql-server, mysql-embedded Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mariadb, mariadb-libs, mariadb-test, mariadb-bench, mariadb-server, mariadb-embedded Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Judy, galera, mariadb, mariadb-pam, mariadb-test, mariadb-backup, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) mariadb-galera, mariadb-galera-common, mariadb-galera-server Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) mariadb-galera, mariadb-galera-common, mariadb-galera-server
    +6 more products
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) mariadb-galera, mariadb-galera-common, mariadb-galera-server Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) mariadb-galera, mariadb-galera-common, mariadb-galera-server Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) mariadb-galera Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) mariadb-galera-common, mariadb-galera-server Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) mariadb-galera Red Hat Software Collections rh-mariadb100-mariadb, rh-mariadb101-mariadb, rh-mariadb102-mariadb, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-test, rh-mariadb101-mariadb-test, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-test, +30 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el6, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el6, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el7, +7 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-2.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el6, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-test 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql57-mysql-test 5.7.24-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench 5.6.40-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common 5.6.40-1.el7, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1254

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 4.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation MySQL Server

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.