Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.37/5.6.17 unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.37/5.6.17 (Database Software). As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.37 and earlier, and 5.6.17 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity and availability via vectors related to SRCHAR.

The weakness was shared 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4260 since 06/17/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19935 (Oracle MySQL July 2014 Critical Patch Update).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (94621). The entries 13217, 13218, 13219 and 67096 are related to this item.

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Class: Unknown
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Status: Unproven

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4260 (🔍)
X-Force: 94621 - Oracle MySQL Server SRCHAR unspecified
SecurityTracker: 1030578
Vulnerability Center: 45479 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle MySQL Remote Code Execution - CVE-2014-4260, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68573
Secunia: 60425 - SUSE update for MySQL, Less Critical

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Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 14:06
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (68), 06/02/2017 07:51 (3), 02/09/2022 14:06 (3)
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