MySQL up to 3.23.54a mysql_change_user double free

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MySQL up to 3.23.54a (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function mysql_change_user. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double-free vulnerability in mysqld for MySQL before 3.23.55 allows attackers with MySQL access to cause a denial of service (crash) via mysql_change_user.

The weakness was presented 02/19/2003 with MySQL (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0073. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15140 (Debian DSA-303-1 : mysql - privilege escalation), 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 19106 (Red Hat MySQL Double-free and Remote Root Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.23.55 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11199) and Tenable (15140). See 13042 and 20222 for similar entries.

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 15140
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-303-1 : mysql - privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 53595
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 303-1 (mysql)
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Upgrade: MySQL 3.23.55

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Advisory: debian.org
Organization: MySQL
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CVE: CVE-2003-0073 (🔍)
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X-Force: 11199
Vulnerability Center: 1831 - Double-free Vulnerability in mysqld for MySQL < 3.23.55, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6718 - MySQL Double Free Heap Corruption Vulnerability

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Created: 08/07/2014 17:58
Updated: 05/12/2019 06:23
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:58 (74), 05/12/2019 06:23 (5)
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