Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.10 FTS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.10. Impacted is an unknown function of the component FTS. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0653. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.10 (Database Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component FTS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.10 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to FTS.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0653 since 12/09/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89056 (MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 20004 (Oracle MySQL April 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPUAPR2016)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89056). The entries VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-82623 and VDB-82615 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 89056
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-04 May16 (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82692
SecurityTracker: 1035606

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 09:50
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (61), 10/20/2018 09:31 (15), 07/26/2022 09:50 (3)
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