Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.51/5.6.32/5.7.14 Error Handling access control

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.9$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.51/5.6.32/5.7.14 (Database Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Error Handling. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Server: Error Handling.

The weakness was shared 10/19/2016 by Dawid Golunski as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5617 since 06/16/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed by Dawid Golunski and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at legalhackers.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94165 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2016 CPU)), 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 20027 (Oracle MySQL October 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPUOCT2016)).

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 (94165) and Exploit-DB (40679). Further details are available at seclists.org. The entries 91505, 91506, 91507 and 92820 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

Video

Open video | Show more videos

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock
unlockunlockunlockunlockunlockunlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Dawid Golunski
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Dayunlockunlockunlockunlock
Todayunlockunlockunlockunlock

Nessus ID: 94165
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2016 CPU)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for community-mysql FEDORA-2016-c7e60a9fd4
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Exploit Delay Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

06/16/2016 🔍
10/19/2016 +125 days 🔍
10/19/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/01/2016 +12 days 🔍
09/27/2022 +2156 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Researcher: Dawid Golunski
Status: Confirmed
Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-5617 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92912

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Misc.: 🔍
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/27/2022 13:45
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (50), 05/25/2019 09:31 (21), 09/27/2022 13:45 (7)
Complete: 🔍

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!