Security Bulletin
Summary
Oracle MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. IBM Security Guardium has addressed the applicable CVE
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2047
DESCRIPTION: Oracle MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) and subjectAltName fields in X.509 certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to cause the victim to impersonate trusted servers.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110308 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Guardium V9.1, V9.5, V10
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21984605