Oracle MySQL up to 5.5.27 yaSSL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL up to 5.5.27. This affects an unknown part of the component yaSSL. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-0553. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Oracle MySQL up to 5.5.27 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component yaSSL. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in yaSSL, as used in MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.68 and 5.5.x before 5.5.28, has unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1492.

The weakness was published 03/19/2013 with Oracle as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at blogs.oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated with Oracle. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0553 since 01/11/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65733 (MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 19859 (Oracle MySQL yaSSL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0553)).

Upgrading to version 5.5.30 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82945), Tenable (65733), SecurityFocus (BID 56003†), OSVDB (91536†) and Secunia (SA52445†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6791, VDB-8064 and VDB-63531. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 65733
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: MySQL yaSSL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MySQL 5.5.30

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10/16/2012 +279 days 🔍
02/05/2013 +112 days 🔍
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03/19/2013 +42 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: blogs.oracle.com
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8065

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X-Force: 82945
SecurityFocus: 56003 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2012-3180 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 52445 - Oracle MySQL yaSSL Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 91536
Vulnerability Center: 38965 - MySQL yaSSL Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2012-0553, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2013 15:02
Updated: 01/04/2025 22:28
Changes: 03/25/2013 15:02 (77), 04/26/2017 18:03 (5), 05/06/2021 14:31 (2), 01/04/2025 22:28 (18)
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