Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.72/5.5.34/5.6.14 Error Handling denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.72/5.5.34/5.6.14. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Error Handling. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-5908. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.72/5.5.34/5.6.14 (Database Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Error Handling. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.72 and earlier, 5.5.34 and earlier, and 5.6.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Error Handling.

The weakness was presented 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability can be exploited via the mysql protocol. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5908 since 09/18/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72946 (Amazon Linux AMI : mysql51 (ALAS-2014-298)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350447 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for mysql51: ALAS-2014-298).

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 (90389), Tenable (72946), SecurityFocus (BID 64896†), OSVDB (102078†) and Secunia (SA56491†). See VDB-11900, VDB-11856, VDB-11901 and VDB-11904 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Server

Version

• 5.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.1.2
• 5.1.3
• 5.1.4
• 5.1.5
• 5.1.6
• 5.1.7
• 5.1.8
• 5.1.9
• 5.1.10
• 5.1.11
• 5.1.12
• 5.1.13
• 5.1.14
• 5.1.15
• 5.1.16
• 5.1.17
• 5.1.18
• 5.1.19
• 5.1.20
• 5.1.21
• 5.1.22
• 5.1.23
• 5.1.24
• 5.1.25
• 5.1.26
• 5.1.27
• 5.1.28
• 5.1.29
• 5.1.30
• 5.1.31
• 5.1.32
• 5.1.33
• 5.1.34
• 5.1.35
• 5.1.36
• 5.1.37
• 5.1.38
• 5.1.39
• 5.1.40
• 5.1.41
• 5.1.42
• 5.1.43
• 5.1.44
• 5.1.45
• 5.1.46
• 5.1.47
• 5.1.48
• 5.1.49
• 5.1.50
• 5.1.51
• 5.1.52
• 5.1.53
• 5.1.54
• 5.1.55
• 5.1.56
• 5.1.57
• 5.1.58
• 5.1.59
• 5.1.60
• 5.1.61
• 5.1.62
• 5.1.63
• 5.1.64
• 5.1.65
• 5.1.66
• 5.1.67
• 5.1.68
• 5.1.69
• 5.1.70
• 5.1.71
• 5.1.72
• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 5.5.21
• 5.5.22
• 5.5.23
• 5.5.24
• 5.5.25
• 5.5.26
• 5.5.27
• 5.5.28
• 5.5.29
• 5.5.30
• 5.5.31
• 5.5.32
• 5.5.33
• 5.5.34
• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1
• 5.6.2
• 5.6.3
• 5.6.4
• 5.6.5
• 5.6.6
• 5.6.7
• 5.6.8
• 5.6.9
• 5.6.10
• 5.6.11
• 5.6.12
• 5.6.13
• 5.6.14

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 72946
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : mysql51 (ALAS-2014-298)
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OpenVAS ID: 702845
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2845-1 (mysql-5.1 - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

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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-2013-5908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11948

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X-Force: 90389 - Oracle MySQL Server Error Handling denial of service
SecurityFocus: 64896 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2013-5908 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 56491
OSVDB: 102078
Vulnerability Center: 43169 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle MySQL Remote DoS Vulnerability in Error Handling, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/08/2021 09:00
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (49), 04/07/2017 17:11 (33), 06/08/2021 08:57 (7), 06/08/2021 09:00 (1)
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