Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.29/5.7.11 Packaging double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.29/5.7.11. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Packaging. Such manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0705. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.6.29/5.7.11 (Database Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Packaging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0705 since 12/16/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/26/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89842 (Amazon Linux AMI : openssl (ALAS-2016-661) (DROWN) (SLOTH)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371180 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oracle July 17 2018 CPU (1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181))).

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 (89842) and SecurityFocus (BID 91787†). The entries VDB-76354, VDB-78584, VDB-78603 and VDB-78601 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 89842
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : openssl (ALAS-2016-661) (DROWN) (SLOTH)
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OpenVAS ID: 703500
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3500-1 (openssl - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 6c88c71b4e4825c7bc0489306d062d017634eb88

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12/16/2015 🔍
03/03/2016 +78 days 🔍
03/10/2016 +7 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +39 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +84 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +2202 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82682

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SecurityFocus: 91787 - Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035133

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 09:22
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (62), 10/20/2018 09:28 (19), 07/26/2022 09:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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