Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.66/5.5.28 InnoDB denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.66/5.5.28 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component InnoDB. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.66 and earlier and 5.5.28 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to InnoDB.

The weakness was published 01/15/2013 by kingcope as cpujan2013-1515902 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated with Oracle. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0572 since 01/11/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68723 (Oracle Linux 6 : mysql (ELSA-2013-0219)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19831 (Oracle MySQL January 2013 Critical Patch Update).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81319) and Tenable (68723). Further details are available at isc.sans.edu. Similar entries are available at 5221, 5212, 5226 and 5229.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Nessus ID: 68723
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : mysql (ELSA-2013-0219)
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OpenVAS ID: 881586
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for mysql CESA-2013:0219 centos6
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cpujan2013-1515902
Researcher: kingcope
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CVE: CVE-2012-0572 (🔍)
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X-Force: 81319
Vulnerability Center: 38211 - [cpujan2013-1515902] Oracle MySQL 5.1.66 and Earlier and 5.5.28 and Earlier Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2012-0572, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56766 - Oracle MySQL Server Username Enumeration Weakness
Secunia: 53372 - Gentoo update for mysql, Moderately Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/18/2013 09:45
Updated: 04/22/2021 11:32
Changes: 01/18/2013 09:45 (82), 04/24/2017 10:02 (7), 04/22/2021 11:32 (3)
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