CVE-2017-10378

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.57 and earlier, 5.6.37 and earlier and 5.7.11 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Published: 2017-10-19 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10378 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.26%). EPSS rose +2.98% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10378

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.28% 3.26% +2.98%
2 2026-04-12 0.40% 0.28% -0.11%
3 2026-04-02 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10378

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10378

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10378

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2017-10378: 1 GLSA(s) (201802-04), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-10378
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10378
suse medium CVE-2017-10378 severity moderate: SUSE including 173 source package names (4.0.0:libmysqlclient18-10.0.33-29.13.1, beta1:libmysqlclient18-10.0.33-29.13.1, …), 407 product×package rows across 63 product lines (Container caasp/v4/salt-master, Container caasp/v4/velum, … (63 product lines)): Fixed 330, Known Not Affected 77. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10378/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-10378 medium priority: Ubuntu including 10 source packages (mariadb-10.0, mariadb-10.1, …), 208 status rows across 22 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, vivid, xenial, zesty): DNE 169, not-affected 20, released 7, ignored 6, needs-triage 4, needed 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10378

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10378

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle mysql >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.57 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql >= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql >= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mariadb mariadb >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.58 cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mariadb mariadb >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mariadb mariadb >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.29 cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mariadb mariadb >= 10.2.0, < 10.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack 12 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_balance — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_performance_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager <= 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapcenter — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10378

URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4002 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101375 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039597 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3265 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3442 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2439 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2729 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1258 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4341 Third Party Advisory
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