CVE-2017-3305

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 71.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-04-24 19:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-07 16:22Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-12-06

Assigning CNA

oracle

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

cb9011f15060dd807ac59421e2ebbacd508d1b35790b9cd69a135d1a7c6894d3

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2787https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2787vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170317 CVE-2017-3305 - The Riddle vulnerability in MySQL client (public disclosure)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/17/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securitytracker.com1038287http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038287vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• riddle.linkhttp://riddle.link/x_refsource_MISC
• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.debian.orgDSA-3834http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3834vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• www.securityfocus.com97023http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97023vdb-entryx_refsource_BID