# CVE-2018-3174: libmariadbclient18: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs)

CVE-2018-3174 is fixed in 28 products on 1 platform, first by libmariadbclient-dev-compat 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released January 15, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3174
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0082
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 15, 2018

## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libmariadbclient-dev-compat Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [libmariadbclient-dev-compat 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libmariadbclient-dev-compat-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | libmariadbclient18 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [libmariadbclient18 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libmariadbclient18-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | libmariadbd18 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [libmariadbd18 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libmariadbd18-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | libmysqlclient20 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [libmysqlclient20 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libmysqlclient20-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-client Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-client 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-client-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-client-10.1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-client-10.1 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-client-10.1-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-client-core-10.1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-client-core-10.1 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-client-core-10.1-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-common 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-common-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-connect Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-connect 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-connect-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-mroonga Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-mroonga 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-mroonga-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-oqgraph Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-oqgraph 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-oqgraph-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-spider Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-spider 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-spider-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-plugin-tokudb Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-plugin-tokudb 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-plugin-tokudb-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-server Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-server 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-server-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-server-10.1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-server-10.1 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-server-10.1-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mariadb-server-core-10.1 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mariadb-server-core-10.1 1:10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mariadb-server-core-10.1-1-10.1.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-client Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-client 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-client-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-client-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-client-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-client-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-client-core-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-client-core-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-client-core-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-server Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-server 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-server-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-server-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-server-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-server-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-server-core-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-server-core-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-server-core-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-source-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-source-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-source-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-testsuite Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-testsuite 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-testsuite-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Linux | mysql-testsuite-5.7 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [mysql-testsuite-5.7 5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-mysql-testsuite-5.7-5.7.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jul 23, 2019 |

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