MySQL Community Server up to 5.0.40 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in MySQL Community Server up to 5.0.40 (Database Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

MySQL Community Server before 5.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed password packet in the connection protocol.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2007. The weakness was released 06/08/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dev.mysql.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-3780 since 07/15/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67566 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : mysql (ELSA-2007-0875)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119901 (F5 Big-IP MySQL Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.0.41 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35958) and Tenable (67566). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 36813, 36812, 37818 and 37817.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67566
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : mysql (ELSA-2007-0875)
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OpenVAS ID: 59638
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1413-1 (mysql-dfsg, mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-4.1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Server 5.0.41

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Advisory: dev.mysql.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3780 (🔍)
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X-Force: 35958
SecurityTracker: 1018629
Vulnerability Center: 15710 - MySQL Server Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS via Malformed Password Packets, High
SecurityFocus: 25017 - MySQL Access Validation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26073
OSVDB: 36732 - MySQL Community Server Connection Protocol Malformed Password Packet Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2008-1000

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/22/2019 16:36
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (88), 07/22/2019 16:36 (2)
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