Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.38 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.38. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6520. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.38 (Database Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.38 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to SERVER:DDL.

The weakness was disclosed 10/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-6520 since 09/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79299 (CentOS 5 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:1859)), 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 195719 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Mysql-5.5 Vulnerabilities (USN-2384-1)).

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 (97186), Tenable (79299), SecurityFocus (BID 70510†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46549†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-67166, VDB-67525, VDB-67832 and VDB-67831 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 79299
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:1859)
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OpenVAS ID: 703054
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3054-1 (mysql-5.5 - security update)
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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-2014-6520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67982

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X-Force: 97186 - Oracle MySQL Server SERVER:DDL denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70510 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2014-6520 Remote Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 46549 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle MySQL Server Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6520, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 02/23/2022 09:03
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (78), 06/09/2017 06:57 (5), 02/23/2022 09:03 (3)
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