Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.28/5.7.10 Encryption denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.28/5.7.10 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Encryption. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.28 and earlier and 5.7.10 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Security: Encryption.

The weakness was presented 04/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0665 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89056 (MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196451 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Mysql-5.5, Mysql-5.6 Vulnerabilities (USN-2953-1)).

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 (89056) and SecurityFocus (BID 86513†). See VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-82623 and VDB-82615 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 89056
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-01 May16 (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82703
SecurityFocus: 86513 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2016-0665 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035606

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Created: 04/21/2016 09:01 AM
Updated: 07/26/2022 10:39 AM
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 AM (62), 10/21/2018 10:05 AM (19), 07/26/2022 10:39 AM (3)
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