Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.13 InnoDB denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.13. Affected is an unknown function of the component InnoDB. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3495. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.7.13 (Database Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component InnoDB. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.13 and earlier allows remote administrators to affect availability via vectors related to Server: InnoDB.

The weakness was presented 10/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3495 since 03/17/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93004 (MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.14 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 20027 (Oracle MySQL October 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPUOCT2016)).

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 (93004) and SecurityFocus (BID 93670†). See VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-79101 and VDB-80318 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 93004
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 831094
OpenVAS Name: Oracle MySQL Security Updates (oct2016-2881722) 08 - Windows
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92828
SecurityFocus: 93670 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2016-3495 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037050

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/27/2022 07:41
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (69), 05/13/2019 14:49 (12), 09/27/2022 07:41 (3)
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