Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.37/5.7.19 Optimizer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.37/5.7.19. This affects an unknown part of the component Optimizer. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-10294. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.37/5.7.19 (Database Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Optimizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-10294 since 06/21/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103954 (FreeBSD : MySQL -- multiple vulnerabilities (c41bedfd-b3f9-11e7-ac58-b499baebfeaf)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 20055 (Oracle MySQL October 2017 Critical Patch Update (CPUOCT2017)).

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 (103954) and SecurityFocus (BID 101444†). The entries VDB-21337, VDB-63776, VDB-90671 and VDB-96545 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 103954
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : MySQL -- multiple vulnerabilities (c41bedfd-b3f9-11e7-ac58-b499baebfeaf)
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Mysql Security Updates (oct2017-3236626) 05 - Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Oracle
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-10294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108187

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SecurityFocus: 101444 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2017-10294 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039597

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 01/18/2021 20:53
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (88), 11/27/2019 14:04 (4), 01/18/2021 20:46 (3), 01/18/2021 20:53 (1)
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