Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.63/5.5.25 InnoDB denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.63/5.5.25. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component InnoDB. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-3166. 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 classified as problematic was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.63/5.5.25 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component InnoDB. 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 5.1.63 and earlier, and 5.5.25 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to InnoDB.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2012 with Oracle as cpuoct2012-1515893 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Oracle. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3166 since 06/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed 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 62637 (MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.64 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 19794 (Oracle MySQL October 2012 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 Tenable (62637), SecurityFocus (BID 56018†), Secunia (SA51309†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36695†). Additional details are provided at darkreading.com. The entries VDB-5783, VDB-5782, VDB-5779 and VDB-5981 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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
• 5.5.0
• 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

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62637
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.64 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892581
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2581-1 (mysql-5.1 - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cpuoct2012-1515893
Organization: Oracle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6787

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SecurityFocus: 56018 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2012-3167 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 51309 - Red Hat update for mysql, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 36695 - [cpuoct2012-1515893] Oracle MySQL Server <=5.1.63 and <=5.5.25 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability Related to InnoDB, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2012 10:00
Updated: 04/18/2021 14:24
Changes: 10/18/2012 10:00 (73), 04/19/2017 10:31 (10), 04/18/2021 14:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:7CF:103

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