MariaDB Logging my.cnf access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MariaDB. This affects an unknown function of the file my.cnf of the component Logging. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-6662. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MariaDB (Database Software) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file my.cnf of the component Logging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2016. The weakness was released 09/12/2016 by Dawid Golunski as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at legalhackers.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6662 since 08/10/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Dawid Golunski in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at legalhackers.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96812 (CentOS 6 : mysql (CESA-2017:0184)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169171 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for mysql (SUSE-SU-2016:2343-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (40360), Tenable (96812), SecurityFocus (BID 92912†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036769†). Further details are available at cve.mitre.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-20222 and VDB-79101. 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: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Dawid Golunski
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Nessus ID: 96812
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : mysql (CESA-2017:0184)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-756
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Recommended: Patch
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Suricata ID: 2023201
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07/29/2016 🔍
08/10/2016 +12 days 🔍
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09/12/2016 +13 days 🔍
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01/27/2017 +129 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0184
Researcher: Dawid Golunski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91506

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SecurityFocus: 92912 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2016-6662 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036769

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2016 09:11
Updated: 11/17/2024 16:44
Changes: 09/13/2016 09:11 (79), 07/17/2019 20:31 (21), 09/16/2022 07:25 (4), 09/16/2022 07:31 (1), 09/16/2022 07:37 (1), 11/17/2024 16:44 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:B05:103

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