Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.47/5.6.28/5.7.10 MyISAM information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.47/5.6.28/5.7.10. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MyISAM. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-0641. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.47/5.6.28/5.7.10 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component MyISAM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.47 and earlier, 5.6.28 and earlier, and 5.7.10 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality and availability via vectors related to MyISAM.

The weakness was published 04/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0641 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89054 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.48 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 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 databases at Tenable (89054) and SecurityFocus (BID 86470†). Similar entries are available at VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-80715 and VDB-82623. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 89054
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.48 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-738
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12/09/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82705

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SecurityFocus: 86470 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2016-0641 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035606

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Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 10:52
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (62), 10/21/2018 10:07 (20), 07/26/2022 10:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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