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Debian DSA-3840-1 : mysql-connector-java - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 99954

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Thijs Alkemade discovered that unexpected automatic deserialisation of Java objects in the MySQL Connector/J JDBC driver may result in the execution of arbitary code. For additional details, please refer to the advisory at https://www.computest.nl/advisories/CT-2017-0425_MySQL-Connector-J.txt

Solution

Upgrade the mysql-connector-java packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1~deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1.

See Also

https://www.computest.nl/advisories/CT-2017-0425_MySQL-Connector-J.txt

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/mysql-connector-java

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3840

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99954

File Name: debian_DSA-3840.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/3/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-connector-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3523

DSA: 3840