Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.34/5.6.14 Replication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.34/5.6.14. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Replication. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-0420. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.34/5.6.14 (Database Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Replication. 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 summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.34 and earlier, and 5.6.14 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Replication.

The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability can be exploited via the mysql protocol. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0420 since 12/12/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72863 (CentOS 6 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:0173)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19878 (Oracle MySQL January 2014 Critical Patch Update).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90388), Tenable (72863), SecurityFocus (BID 64888†), OSVDB (102077†) and Secunia (SA56491†). The entries VDB-10816, VDB-11900, VDB-11856 and VDB-11901 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: 72863
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:0173)
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OpenVAS ID: 702848
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2848-1 (mysql-5.5 - several vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11947

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X-Force: 90388 - Oracle MySQL Server Replication denial of service
SecurityFocus: 64888 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2014-0420 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 56491
OSVDB: 102077
Vulnerability Center: 42978 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle MySQL Remote Authenticated Unspecified Vulnerability Affecting Availability (CVE-2014-0420), Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/08/2021 08:53
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (49), 04/07/2017 17:10 (31), 06/08/2021 08:52 (7), 06/08/2021 08:53 (1)
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