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CVE-2017-3291

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3291 is a vulnerability within the MySQL Server component (specifically Packaging) affecting Oracle MySQL versions 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier, and 5.7.16 and earlier, as well as distributions like Debian, MariaDB, and Red Hat. It carries a CVSSv3.0 base score of 6.3 (Medium), indicating a difficult-to-exploit local vulnerability requiring high privileges and human interaction, but leading to complete MySQL Server takeover. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.54CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.3
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 74 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (36)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.33-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.19-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mariadb101-galera-0:25.3.12-12.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mariadb101-mariadb-1:10.1.29-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.37-5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.19-6.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.33-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-galera-0:25.3.12-12.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-mariadb-1:10.1.29-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.33-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-galera-0:25.3.12-12.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-mariadb-1:10.1.29-3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: mariadb-1:5.5.56-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.37-5.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.19-6.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.33-3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mariadb101-galera-0:25.3.12-12.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mariadb101-mariadb-1:10.1.29-3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.37-5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql57-mysql-0:5.7.19-6.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.33-3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-galera-0:25.3.12-12.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mariadb101-mariadb-1:10.1.29-3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.37-5.el7
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redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4Fixed in: rhmap-mysql-docker
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: mysql55-mysql
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)Fixed in: mariadb-galera
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: mysql

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3291Moderate

mysql: unrestricted mysqld_safe's ledir (CPU Jan 2017)

Jan 17, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2192
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2787
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2886
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0279
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0574
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-17
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-18
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3767
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3770
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95501
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037640
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry