Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.41/5.6.22 Privileges denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.41/5.6.22. It has been declared as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Privileges. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-2568. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.41/5.6.22 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Privileges. 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 5.5.41 and earlier, and 5.6.22 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Privileges.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2568 since 03/20/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82865 (Debian DSA-3229-1 : mysql-5.5 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175452 (Debian Security Update for mariadb-10.0 (DSA 3311-1)).

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 Tenable (82865), SecurityFocus (BID 74073†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58289†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. See VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 82865
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3229-1 : mysql-5.5 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1665
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74948

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SecurityFocus: 74073 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-2568 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032121
Vulnerability Center: 58289 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle MySQL Server Remote DoS in Server Security Privileges, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/07/2022 00:23
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (71), 02/05/2019 14:37 (8), 05/07/2022 00:23 (3)
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