Oracle MySQL Connectors up to 5.3.10/8.0.11 Connector/ODBC resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle MySQL Connectors up to 5.3.10/8.0.11 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Connector/ODBC. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-0739. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Connectors up to 5.3.10/8.0.11 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Connector/ODBC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2018. The weakness was published 07/18/2018 by Matt as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0739 since 11/30/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 117450 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : compat-openssl098 (SUSE-SU-2018:2683-1)), 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 237021 (Red Hat Update for openssl (RHSA-2018:3221)).

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 (117450) and SecurityFocus (BID 103518†). Similar entries are available at VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 117450
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : compat-openssl098 (SUSE-SU-2018:2683-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703368
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4157-1 (openssl - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 2ac4c6f7b2b2af20c0e2b0ba05367e454cd11b33

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11/30/2017 🔍
03/27/2018 +117 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121775

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SecurityFocus: 103518 - OpenSSL CVE-2018-0739 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040576

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/17/2023 11:18
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (75), 03/07/2020 11:37 (16), 04/17/2023 11:18 (7)
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