Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.22 Partition missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.22. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Partition. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0438. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.22 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Partition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.22 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Partition.

The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0438 since 12/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82799 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.42 / 5.6.x < 5.6.23 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (April 2015 CPU)), 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 19970 (Oracle MySQL April 2015 Critical Patch Update (CPUAPR2015)).

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 (82799), SecurityFocus (BID 74098†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49709†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 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: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 82799
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.42 / 5.6.x < 5.6.23 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (April 2015 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Multiple Unspecified vulnerabilities-05 Apr15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2015-0438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74957
SecurityFocus: 74098 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-0438 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032121
Vulnerability Center: 49709 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle MySQL Remote DoS in Partition, Medium

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Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/07/2022 02:37
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (69), 06/26/2017 10:41 (7), 05/07/2022 02:29 (3), 05/07/2022 02:37 (1)
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