libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c in MariaDB Connector/C before 3.1.8 does not properly validate…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
libmariadb/mariadb_lib.c in MariaDB Connector/C before 3.1.8 does not properly validate the content of an OK packet received from a server. NOTE: although mariadb_lib.c was originally based on code shipped for MySQL, this issue does not affect any MySQL components supported by Oracle.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02396 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 10 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:connector\/c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.1.8 | Vulnerable | MariaDB |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:connector\/c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2020:5654 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Importantmariadb:10.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.aarch64::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.ppc64le::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.s390x::mariadb:10.3 +47
- RHSA-2020:5665 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Importantmariadb:10.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.aarch64::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.ppc64le::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.s390x::mariadb:10.3 +47
- RHSA-2020:5655 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Moderatemariadb-connector-c security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_2, mariadb-connector-c-config-3.1.11-2.el8_2, mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_2
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2020:5662 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Moderatemariadb-connector-c security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0, mariadb-connector-c-config-3.1.11-2.el8_0, mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_0
- RHSA-2020:5663 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Importantmariadb:10.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.ppc64le::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.src::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.x86_64::mariadb:10.3 +30
- RHSA-2020:5660 Released 2020-12-22 · Red Hat rating Moderatemariadb-connector-c security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_1, mariadb-connector-c-config-3.1.11-2.el8_1, mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_1
- RHSA-2020:5503 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatemariadb-connector-c security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_3, mariadb-connector-c-config-3.1.11-2.el8_3, mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_3
- RHSA-2020:5500 Released 2020-12-15 · Red Hat rating Importantmariadb:10.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.aarch64::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.ppc64le::mariadb:10.3, Judy-1.0.5-18.module+el8+2765+cfa4f87b.s390x::mariadb:10.3 +47
- RHSA-2020:5246 Released 2020-11-30 · Red Hat rating Importantrh-mariadb103-mariadb and rh-mariadb103-galera security update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mariadb103-galera-25.3.31-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-3:10.3.27-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-backup-3:10.3.27-1.el7 +17
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-mariadb103-galera-25.3.31-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-3:10.3.27-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-backup-3:10.3.27-1.el7 +17
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-mariadb103-galera-25.3.31-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-3:10.3.27-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-backup-3:10.3.27-1.el7 +17
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mariadb103-galera-25.3.31-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-3:10.3.27-1.el7, rh-mariadb103-mariadb-backup-3:10.3.27-1.el7 +17
- RHSA-2020:4174 Released 2020-10-05 · Red Hat rating Moderaterh-mariadb102-mariadb and rh-mariadb102-galera security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el6, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el6, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el6 +18
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el7 +18
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el7 +18
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el7 +18
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el6, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el6, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el6 +18
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mariadb102-galera-25.3.29-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-1:10.2.33-1.el7, rh-mariadb102-mariadb-backup-1:10.2.33-1.el7 +18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5500, RHSA-2020:5503 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5662, RHSA-2020:5663 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5660, RHSA-2020:5665 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5654, RHSA-2020:5655 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174, RHSA-2020:5246 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174, RHSA-2020:5246 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174, RHSA-2020:5246 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4174, RHSA-2020:5246 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44c7-hc99-224f
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-13249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44c7-hc99-224f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-13249 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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