CVE-2017-15945

The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.

Published: 2017-10-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15945 is rated Moderate Risk (41.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15945

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 0.03% 0.37% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15945

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15945

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-15945

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2017-15945: 1 GLSA(s) (201711-04), 2 atom(s) (dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/mysql); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-15945

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15945

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mariadb mariadb < 10.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql < 5.6.36 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15945

URL Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/630822 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-04 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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