Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.23 InnoDB denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.23. It has been rated as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component InnoDB. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-0506. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.23 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component InnoDB. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to InnoDB, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0508.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0506 since 12/17/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82800 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.43 / 5.6.x < 5.6.24 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 and running in the context r. The security flaw can be detected with the following NASL code:

mysql_check_version(fixed:make_list('5.5.43', '5.6.24'), severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
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 (82800), SecurityFocus (BID 74120†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49715†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. See VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 82800
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.43 / 5.6.x < 5.6.24 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (April 2015 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-04 Jun16 (Linux)
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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-2015-0506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74963
SecurityFocus: 74120 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2015-0506 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032121
Vulnerability Center: 49715 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle MySQL Remote DoS in InnoDB, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/09/2022 06:54
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (73), 11/06/2018 07:58 (7), 05/09/2022 06:54 (3)
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