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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2015-3152 EUVD-2015-3233GHSA-p7qr-v5jx-7qv3

Oracle MySQL before 5.7.3, Oracle MySQL Connector/C (aka libmysqlclient) before 6.1.3, and MariaDB before 5.5.44 use the --ssl option to me…

Published May 16, 2016 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: mariadb-10.0 Package: mariadb-5.5 Package: mysql-5.5 Package: percona-server-5.6 Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

Oracle MySQL before 5.7.3, Oracle MySQL Connector/C (aka libmysqlclient) before 6.1.3, and MariaDB before 5.5.44 use the --ssl option to mean that SSL is optional, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, aka a "BACKRONYM" attack.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 8 mariadb-10.0 10.0.20-0+deb8u1 DSA-3311-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS mariadb-10.0 10.0.22-0ubuntu1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS percona-server-5.6 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS mariadb-5.5 5.5.44-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS mysql-5.5 No fix yet —

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 7 mariadb +7 1:5.5.44-1.ael7b_1 RHSA-2015:1665
RHEL 2 mariadb55-mariadb +5 5.5.44-1.el6 RHSA-2015:1647
RHEL 2 rh-mariadb100-mariadb +8 1:10.0.20-1.el6 RHSA-2015:1646

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 mariadb 10.0.20-18.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1273-1
SLES 11 SP4 mysql 5.5.45-0.11.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1788-1
SLES 11 SP3 mysql 5.5.45-0.11.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1788-1
SLES 11 SP2 php53 5.3.17-47.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 mariadb 10.0.20-18.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1273-1
SLES for SAP 11 SP4 mysql 5.5.45-0.11.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1788-1
SLES for SAP 11 SP3 mysql 5.5.45-0.11.1 SUSE-SU-2015:1788-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed php5 5.6.28-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10344-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed php7 7.0.14-1.4 openSUSE-SU-2024:10290-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed php8 8.0.11-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 7 mariadb +7 1:5.5.44-1.el7_1 ELSA-2015-1665

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 11

References