Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.24 Client denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.24 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Client. 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 Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.24 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Client.

The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2015 with Oracle (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2661 since 03/20/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84767 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.44 / 5.6.x < 5.6.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2015 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19984 (Oracle MySQL July 2015 Critical Patch Update (CPUJUL2015)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84767). The entries 76560, 76561, 76562 and 76563 are pretty similar.

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

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Nessus ID: 84767
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.44 / 5.6.x < 5.6.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2015 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-12 Jun16 (Linux)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: USN-2674-1
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2015-2661 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032911
Vulnerability Center: 51405 - [cpujul2015-2367936] Oracle MySQL Local Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2661, Low
SecurityFocus: 75813 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-2661 Local Security Server Vulnerability

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Created: 07/17/2015 10:58
Updated: 06/02/2022 22:27
Changes: 07/17/2015 10:58 (61), 07/13/2017 10:45 (9), 06/02/2022 22:04 (4), 06/02/2022 22:18 (1), 06/02/2022 22:27 (1)
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