CVE-2016-2047
Public on 2016-01-27
Modified on 2016-08-17
Description
It was found that the MariaDB client library did not properly check host names against server identities noted in the X.509 certificates when establishing secure connections using TLS/SSL. A man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw to impersonate a server to a client.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | mysql55 | 2016-08-17 | ALAS-2016-738 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | mysql56 | 2016-05-18 | ALAS-2016-701 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |