MySQL prior 5.0.0.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MySQL. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-3838. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MySQL (Database Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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:

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.92, 5.1 before 5.1.51, and 5.5 before 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a query that uses the (1) GREATEST or (2) LEAST function with a mixed list of numeric and LONGBLOB arguments, which is not properly handled when the function s result is "processed using an intermediate temporary table."

The weakness was presented 01/14/2011 as Bug 640858 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3838 since 10/07/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50806 (CentOS 5 : mysql (CESA-2010:0825)), 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 19588 (MySQL Prior to Version 5.1.51 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.0.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64840), Tenable (50806), SecurityFocus (BID 43676†), Secunia (SA42875†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28128†). See VDB-56085, VDB-56084, VDB-56082 and VDB-56081 for similar entries. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 50806
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : mysql (CESA-2010:0825)
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OpenVAS ID: 831243
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for mysql MDVSA-2010:222 (mysql)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MySQL 5.0.0.0

Timelineinfo

09/10/2010 🔍
10/07/2010 +27 days 🔍
11/04/2010 +28 days 🔍
11/11/2010 +7 days 🔍
01/14/2011 +64 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1525 days 🔍
10/12/2021 +2399 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 640858
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56083

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X-Force: 64840
SecurityFocus: 43676 - Oracle MySQL Prior to 5.1.51 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42875 - Debian update for mysql-dfsg-5.0, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28128 - MySQL before 5.1.51 LEAST/GREATEST Function Data Type Mixture Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0105

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/12/2021 11:45
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (62), 03/09/2017 08:04 (15), 10/12/2021 11:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C82:103

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