MariaDB Server 10.0.x < 10.0.23 Multiple DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9285

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector.

Description

MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL relational database. The version of MariaDB installed on the remote host is 10.0.x earlier than 10.0.23, and is therefore affected by multiple DoS vulnerabilities.

- A flaw exists in the 'row_merge_sort()' function in the 'row0merge.cc' file that is triggered when handling FT-index creation. This may allow an authenticated attacker to crash the database.
- A flaw exists in the 'row_merge_sort()' function in 'row0merge.cc' that is triggered when handling FT-index creation. This may allow an authenticated attacker to crash the database.

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.0.23 or later.

See Also

https://mariadb.org/mariadb-10-0-23-now-available

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-8407

https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-9148

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10023-release-notes

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10023-changelog

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9285

Family: Database

Published: 5/13/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2015