MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.50 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2016 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91993

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.5.x prior to 5.5.50. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified flaw exists in the Security: Encryption subcomponent that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose potentially sensitive information.
No other details are available. (CVE-2016-3452)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the Options subcomponent that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. No other details are available.
(CVE-2016-3471)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the Parser subcomponent that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. No other details are available.
(CVE-2016-3477)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the Types subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. No other details are available. (CVE-2016-3521)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the DML subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. No other details are available. (CVE-2016-3615)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the RBR subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. No other details are available. (CVE-2016-5440)

- An unspecified flaw exists in the Connection subcomponent that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose potentially sensitive information.
No other details are available. (CVE-2016-5444)

- Multiple overflow conditions exist due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

- A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists in a parser structure that is triggered during the validation of stored procedure names. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to crash the database, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL version 5.5.50 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?453b5f8c

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-50.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91993

File Name: mysql_5_5_50.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 7/20/2016

Updated: 11/19/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-3471

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:mysql

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3452, CVE-2016-3471, CVE-2016-3477, CVE-2016-3521, CVE-2016-3615, CVE-2016-5440, CVE-2016-5444

BID: 91902, 91913, 91932, 91953, 91960, 91987, 91999