CVE-2017-10789

perl-DBD-MySQL: Possible MITM attack when mysql_ssl=1

Published Jul 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl uses the mysql_ssl=1 setting to mean that SSL is optional (even though this setting's documentation has a "your communication with the server will be encrypted" statement), which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1079-1 libdbd-mysql-perl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2434 The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl uses the mysql_ssl=1 setting to mean that SSL is optional (even though this setting's documentation has a "your communication with the server will be encrypted" statement), which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5344-1 DBD::mysql vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7417-1 libdbd-mysql-perl vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00539}

epss

{'score': 0.00256}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Jul 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 1, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 1, 2017, 12:00 AM