Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.42/5.6.23 Federated denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.42/5.6.23. It has been declared as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Federated. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0499. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.42/5.6.23 (Database Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Federated. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.42 and earlier, and 5.6.23 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Federated.

The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0499 since 12/17/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83254 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mariadb (MDVSA-2015:227)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. This NASL code is used to determine the existence of the issue:

if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libmysqlclient-dev", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libmysqlclient18", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libmysqld-dev", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"libmysqld-pic", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-client", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-client-5.5", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-common", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-server", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-server-5.5", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-server-core-5.5", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-source-5.5", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"mysql-testsuite-5.5", reference:"5.5.43-0+deb7u1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}

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 (83254), SecurityFocus (BID 74115†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49714†). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Database Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• MySQL Server

Version

• 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
• 5.5.26
• 5.5.27
• 5.5.28
• 5.5.29
• 5.5.30
• 5.5.31
• 5.5.32
• 5.5.33
• 5.5.34
• 5.5.35
• 5.5.36
• 5.5.37
• 5.5.38
• 5.5.39
• 5.5.40
• 5.5.41
• 5.5.42
• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1
• 5.6.2
• 5.6.3
• 5.6.4
• 5.6.5
• 5.6.6
• 5.6.7
• 5.6.8
• 5.6.9
• 5.6.10
• 5.6.11
• 5.6.12
• 5.6.13
• 5.6.14
• 5.6.15
• 5.6.16
• 5.6.17
• 5.6.18
• 5.6.19
• 5.6.20
• 5.6.21
• 5.6.22
• 5.6.23

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB 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: 83254
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mariadb (MDVSA-2015:227)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1665
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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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-2015-0499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74962

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SecurityFocus: 74115 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-0499 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032121
Vulnerability Center: 49714 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle MySQL Remote DoS in Server Federated, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/09/2022 06:45
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (73), 11/06/2018 07:58 (8), 05/09/2022 06:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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