Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.25 Firewall denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.25. Affected is an unknown function of the component Firewall. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-4766. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.25 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Firewall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.25 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Firewall.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4766 since 06/24/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86660 (Oracle MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 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 168298 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for mysql (SUSE-SU-2015:2303-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86660), SecurityFocus (BID 77232†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53755†). The entries VDB-77628, VDB-78614, VDB-78643 and VDB-78622 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 86660
Nessus Name: Oracle MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2015 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-684
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4766 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78704
SecurityFocus: 77232 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-4766 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033894
Vulnerability Center: 53755 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-MySQL] Oracle MySQL Local DoS in Server Security Firewall - CVE-2015-4766, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52 PM
Updated: 06/23/2022 06:13 PM
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 PM (66), 02/15/2018 11:07 AM (9), 06/23/2022 06:05 PM (3), 06/23/2022 06:13 PM (1)
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