MySQL up to 5.0.35 filesort denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in MySQL up to 5.0.35 (Database Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function filesort. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

MySQL 5.x before 5.0.36 allows local users to cause a denial of service (database crash) by performing information_schema table subselects and using ORDER BY to sort a single-row result, which prevents certain structure elements from being initialized and triggers a NULL dereference in the filesort function.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2007. The weakness was shared 03/12/2007 with SEC-CONSULT (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1420 since 03/12/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17803 (MySQL < 5.0.36 Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19265 (MySQL Single-Row Subselect and INFORMATION_SCHEMA Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32911), Exploit-DB (29724), Tenable (17803), SecurityFocus (BID 22900†) and OSVDB (33974†). The entries VDB-2065, VDB-31860 and VDB-34223 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 17803
Nessus Name: MySQL < 5.0.36 Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 830063
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MySQL 5.x

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: SEC-CONSULT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35574

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X-Force: 32911
SecurityFocus: 22900 - MySQL Single Row SubSelect Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30351 - Red Hat update for mysql, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33974 - CVE-2007-1420 - MySQL - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017746
Vulnerability Center: 14652 - MySQL Denial of Service Vulnerability in the filesort Function, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0908

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16 PM
Updated: 12/24/2024 11:12 PM
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 PM (86), 07/16/2019 08:13 PM (3), 12/24/2024 11:12 PM (20)
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