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RHEL 5 : mysql (Unpatched Vulnerability)

high Nessus Plugin ID 198625

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 5 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

 - mysql: Server: Partition unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2562)

 - mysql: Server: Replication unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2755)

 - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Installation.
 (CVE-2012-3160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Solution

The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8522c9aa

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 198625

File Name: redhat_unpatched_mysql-rhel5.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-2562

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-2755

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql55-mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3160, CVE-2012-4414, CVE-2012-5627, CVE-2015-3152, CVE-2016-0505, CVE-2016-0546, CVE-2016-0596, CVE-2016-0597, CVE-2016-0598, CVE-2016-0600, CVE-2016-0606, CVE-2016-0608, CVE-2016-0609, CVE-2016-0616, CVE-2016-2047, CVE-2016-5483, CVE-2016-5616, CVE-2016-5617, CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-6664, CVE-2017-10268, CVE-2017-10379, CVE-2017-3265, CVE-2017-3291, CVE-2017-3302, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3312, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3461, CVE-2017-3462, CVE-2017-3463, CVE-2017-3464, CVE-2017-3600, CVE-2017-3636, CVE-2017-3641, CVE-2017-3648, CVE-2017-3651, CVE-2017-3652, CVE-2017-3653, CVE-2018-2562, CVE-2018-2622, CVE-2018-2640, CVE-2018-2665, CVE-2018-2668, CVE-2018-2755, CVE-2018-2761, CVE-2018-2773, CVE-2018-2781, CVE-2018-2813, CVE-2018-2817, CVE-2018-2818, CVE-2018-2819, CVE-2018-3058, CVE-2018-3063, CVE-2018-3066, CVE-2018-3081, CVE-2018-3133, CVE-2018-3174, CVE-2018-3282, CVE-2019-2455, CVE-2019-2481, CVE-2020-14550, CVE-2020-2574, CVE-2020-2579