Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.17 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.17. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2484. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.17 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.6.17 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to SRFTS.

The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2484 since 03/13/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76530 (MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.19 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19935 (Oracle MySQL July 2014 Critical Patch Update).

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 (76530), SecurityFocus (BID 68560†), Secunia (SA60425†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45469†). The entries VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Server

Version

• 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
• 5.6.15
• 5.6.16
• 5.6.17

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 76530
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.19 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2014 🔍
07/15/2014 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-2484 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2484
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67157
SecurityFocus: 68560 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2014-2484 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60425 - SUSE update for MySQL, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030578
Vulnerability Center: 45469 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle MySQL 5.6.17 and Earlier Remote Code Execution - CVE-2014-2484, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 13:54
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (67), 06/02/2017 07:49 (6), 02/09/2022 13:49 (3), 02/09/2022 13:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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