MariaDB 5.5 < 5.5.36 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72712

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of MariaDB 5.5 running on the remote host is a version prior to 5.5.36. It is, therefore, potentially affected by denial of service vulnerabilities due to errors related to the following :

- Union queries
- Prepare queries
- Join::prepare queries
- ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY queries
- 'unlock_row' function queries
- NAME_CONST queries

Solution

Upgrade to MariaDB 5.5.36 or later or apply the vendor patch.

See Also

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/mariadb-5536-changelog/

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-5505

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-5581

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-5617

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-5629

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-5655

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-714

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72712

File Name: mariadb_5_5_36.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 2/26/2014

Updated: 11/18/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2419

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0384, CVE-2014-2419, CVE-2014-2432, CVE-2014-2438, CVE-2014-4243

BID: 65757