Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.46 Optimizer denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.46. Affected is an unknown function of the component Optimizer. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0651. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.46 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Optimizer. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0651 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88380 (Oracle MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.47 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU) (April 2016 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168788 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for mysql (SUSE-SU-2016:1279-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88380). The entries VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-80715 and VDB-82623 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 88380
Nessus Name: Oracle MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.47 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU) (April 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-738
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/09/2015 🔍
01/25/2016 +47 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +84 days 🔍
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04/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2016 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +2287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82697
SecurityTracker: 1035606

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 10:05
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (53), 10/20/2018 09:24 (23), 07/26/2022 10:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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