VDB-93279 · CVE-2016-5617 · EDB 40679

Percona XtraDB Cluster up to 5.5.41/5.6.32/5.7.14 Error Handling access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Percona XtraDB Cluster up to 5.5.41/5.6.32/5.7.14. Affected is an unknown function of the component Error Handling. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-5617. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Percona XtraDB Cluster up to 5.5.41/5.6.32/5.7.14. This affects an unknown code of the component Error Handling. 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 summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Server: Error Handling.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2016. The weakness was shared 11/01/2016 by Dawid Golunski as MySQL / MariaDB / PerconaDB - Root Privilege Escalation Exploit as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5617 since 06/16/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Dawid Golunski 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94165 (MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 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 r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 20027 (Oracle MySQL October 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPUOCT2016)).

Upgrading to version 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.32-25.17 or 5.7.14-26.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (40679), Tenable (94165) and SecurityFocus (BID 92912†). The entries VDB-91505, VDB-91506, VDB-91507 and VDB-92830 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Percona

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XtraDB Cluster

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Dawid Golunski
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Nessus ID: 94165
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for community-mysql FEDORA-2016-c7e60a9fd4
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XtraDB Cluster 5.5.41-37.0/5.6.32-25.17/5.7.14-26.17

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