Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.45/5.6.26 Option information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.45/5.6.26. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Option. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3471. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.45/5.6.26 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Option. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.45 and earlier and 5.6.26 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Server: Option.

The weakness was shared 07/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3471 since 03/17/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86661 (Oracle MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.27 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2015 CPU) (January 2016 CPU) (July 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 20020 (Oracle MySQL July 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPUJUL2016)).

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 (86661) and SecurityFocus (BID 91787†). The entries VDB-76354, VDB-78584, VDB-78603 and VDB-78601 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 86661
Nessus Name: Oracle MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.27 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2015 CPU) (January 2016 CPU) (July 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801205
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Unspecified Vulnerability-01 July16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/29/2015 🔍
03/17/2016 +140 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +120 days 🔍
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07/20/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90119

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SecurityFocus: 91787 - Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036362

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2016 11:30
Updated: 09/08/2022 15:40
Changes: 07/20/2016 11:30 (71), 03/05/2019 21:46 (11), 09/08/2022 15:40 (3)
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