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CVE-2017-15945

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Published: Oct 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.

Affected (2)

Products: Mariadb: Mariadb · Mysql: Mysql
Mariadb
1 product
Mariadb
Mysql
1 product
Mysql
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mariadb
Before 10.0.30
Mysql
Before 5.6.36
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Gentoo
Linux
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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