ubuntu-cve-2016-4338
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-01-23 21:59
Modified
2025-09-08 16:43
Summary
Details

The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-agent",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-frontend-php",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-java-gateway",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-proxy-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-proxy-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-proxy-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-server-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "zabbix-server-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "zabbix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/zabbix@1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:2.0.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2",
        "1:2.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
        "1:2.2.0+dfsg-6ubuntu1",
        "1:2.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu3",
        "1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The mysql user parameter configuration script (userparameter_mysql.conf) in the agent in Zabbix before 2.0.18, 2.2.x before 2.2.13, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3, when used with a shell other than bash, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or SQL commands via the mysql.size parameter.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4338",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:44Z",
  "published": "2017-01-23T21:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4338"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/May/11"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-10741"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4338"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4767-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4767-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-4338"
  ]
}



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