DBD::mysql Module up to 4.043 on Perl SSL 7pk security

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in DBD::mysql Module up to 4.043 on Perl (Database Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component SSL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2017. The weakness was published 07/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-10789 since 07/01/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 100 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102887 (Debian DLA-1079-1 : libdbd-mysql-perl security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171181 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for perl-DBD-mysql (SUSE-SU-2018:1450-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102887). Similar entry is available at VDB-102979.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 102887
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1079-1 : libdbd-mysql-perl security update
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OpenVAS ID: 105022
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1079-1] libdbd-mysql-perl security update)
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 110⛔
Researcher: pali.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-10789 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 99364 - Perl DBD::mysql Module CVE-2017-10789 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2017 11:56
Updated: 12/09/2022 14:58
Changes: 07/02/2017 11:56 (76), 10/21/2019 17:11 (5), 12/30/2020 12:44 (3), 12/09/2022 14:58 (4)
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