Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.39/5.6.20 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.39/5.6.20. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6491. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.39/5.6.20 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-6491 since 09/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78558 (Amazon Linux AMI : mysql55 (ALAS-2014-428)), 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 124878 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 7.6.0 Missing).

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 X-Force (97174), Tenable (78558), SecurityFocus (BID 70444†), Secunia (SA61579†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46512†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-67525, VDB-67832, VDB-67831 and VDB-67806 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 78558
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : mysql55 (ALAS-2014-428)
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OpenVAS ID: 703054
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3054-1 (mysql-5.5 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67967

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X-Force: 97174 - Oracle MySQL Server SERVER:SSL:yaSSL unspecified, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70444 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2014-6491 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 61579 - Oracle MySQL Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46512 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle MqSQL Remote Host Privilege and DoS - CVE-2014-6491, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 02/23/2022 08:03
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (81), 06/09/2017 06:51 (7), 02/23/2022 07:57 (3), 02/23/2022 08:03 (1)
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