Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.59/5.6.39/5.7.21 DDL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.59/5.6.39/5.7.21. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DDL. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-2817. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.59/5.6.39/5.7.21 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component DDL. 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 bug was discovered 04/17/2018. The weakness was presented 04/17/2018 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-2817 since 12/15/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109424 (openSUSE Security Update : mysql-community-server (openSUSE-2018-405)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 20071 (Oracle MySQL April 2018 Critical Patch Update (CPUAPR2018)).

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 (109424) and SecurityFocus (BID 103818†). See VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786 for similar entries. 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: 109424
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : mysql-community-server (openSUSE-2018-405)
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OpenVAS ID: 54441
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for community-mysql FEDORA-2018-8b920c2b00
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116738

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SecurityFocus: 103818 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2018-2817 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040698

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/02/2023 13:32
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (85), 01/28/2020 16:17 (6), 03/02/2023 13:32 (5)
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