Oracle MySQL Utilities up to 1.5.1 Installation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Oracle MySQL Utilities up to 1.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installation. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-2576. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Utilities up to 1.5.1 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Utilities component in Oracle MySQL 1.5.1 and earlier, when running on Windows, allows local users to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Installation.

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 was named CVE-2015-2576 since 03/20/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83860 (SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : MySQL (SUSE-SU-2015:0946-1) (FREAK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The Nessus plugin is testing the existence of the vulnerability with the following NASL code:

if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libmysql55client18-32bit-5.5.43-0.7.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libmysqlclient15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.20")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:"3", cpu:"s390x", reference:"libmysql55client18-32bit-5.5.43-0.7.3")) flag++;
...


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167847 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for MySQL (SUSE-SU-2015:0946-1)).

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 (83860), SecurityFocus (BID 74137†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49720†). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. See VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83860
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : MySQL (SUSE-SU-2015:0946-1) (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for MySQL SUSE-SU-2015:0946-1 (MySQL)
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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-2015-2576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74968
SecurityFocus: 74137 - Oracle MySQL Utilities CVE-2015-2576 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032121
Vulnerability Center: 49720 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle MySQL Utilities Local DB Write in Installation, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 12/16/2024 10:22
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (71), 11/06/2018 07:56 (7), 05/09/2022 07:32 (3), 12/16/2024 10:22 (16)
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