Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Encryption). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.8 (Availability impacts).

mysql-community-server was updated to version 5.6.35 to fix bugs and security issues :

  - Changes     http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-     35.html

  - Fixed CVEs: CVE-2016-8318 [boo#1020872], CVE-2017-3312     [boo#1020873], CVE-2017-3258 [boo#1020875],     CVE-2017-3273 [boo#1020876], CVE-2017-3244     [boo#1020877], CVE-2017-3257 [boo#1020878],     CVE-2017-3238 [boo#1020882], CVE-2017-3291     [boo#1020884], CVE-2017-3265 [boo#1020885],     CVE-2017-3313 [boo#1020890], CVE-2016-8327     [boo#1020893], CVE-2017-3317 [boo#1020894],     CVE-2017-3318 [boo#1020896]

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201702-17 (MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    An attacker could possibly escalate privileges, gain access to critical       data or complete access to all MySQL server accessible data, or cause a       Denial of Service condition via unspecified vectors.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The following security-related issues were fixed :

CVE-2016-8318 Server: Security: Encryption unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2016-8327 Server: Replication unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3238 Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3244 Server: DML unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3257 Server: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3258 Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3273 Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3313 Server: MyISAM unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3317 Logging unspecified vulnerability

CVE-2017-3318 Server: Error Handling unspecified vulnerability

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.5.54 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.17.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-54.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-17.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727 .html.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Oracle reports :

No further details have been provided in the Critical Patch Update

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is version 5.6.x prior to 5.6.35 and is affected by multiple issues :

 - A flaw exists in 'mysqld_safe' that is due to the unsafe use of 'rm' and 'chown'. This may allow an authenticated local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
 - An unspecified flaw exists in 'mysqld_safe' that is due to the program ignoring the current working directory. This may allow an authenticated attacker to have an unspecified impact. No further details have been provided.
 - An overflow condition exists in the Optimizer. The issue is triggered as certain input is not properly validated when handling nested expressions. This may allow an authenticated attacker to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service.
 - A flaw exists that is triggered during the handling of a 'CREATE TABLE' query with a 'DATA DIRECTORY' clause. This may allow an authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges.
 - An unspecified flaw exists related to the Security:Encryption subcomponent. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to cause a denial of service. No further details have been provided by the vendor.
 - An unspecified flaw exists related to the DDL subcomponent. This may allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. No further details have been provided by the vendor.
 - An unspecified flaw exists related to the MyISAM subcomponent. This may allow a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information. No further details have been provided by the vendor.
 - An unspecified flaw exists related to the Replication subcomponent. This may allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. No further details have been provided by the vendor.

The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.7.x prior to 5.7.17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Security: Encryption     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-8318)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Replication     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-8327)

  - Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Optimizer     subcomponent that allow an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2017-3238, CVE-2017-3251)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DML subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3244)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Replication     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2017-3256)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the InnoDB subcomponent     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3257)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DDL subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3258)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Packaging subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to impact confidentiality     and availability. (CVE-2017-3265)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DDL subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3273)

  - Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Packaging     subcomponent that allow a local attacker to gain     elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-3291, CVE-2017-3312)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the MyISAM subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to disclose sensitive     information. (CVE-2017-3313)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Logging subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to cause a denial of     service condition. (CVE-2017-3317)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Error Handling     subcomponent that allows a local attacker to disclose     sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3318)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the X Plugin subcomponent     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to     disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3319)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Security: Encryption     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-3320)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the X Plugin subcomponent     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3646)

  - A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the     mysqld_safe component due to unsafe use of the 'rm' and     'chown' commands. A local attacker can exploit this to     gain elevated privileges.

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the mysqld_safe component     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to have an     unspecified impact.

  - An overflow condition exists in the Optimizer component     due to improper validation of user-supplied input when     handling nested expressions. An authenticated, remote     attacker can exploit this to cause a stack-based buffer     overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition.

  - An unspecified flaw exists when handling a CREATE TABLE     query with a DATA DIRECTORY clause. An authenticated,     remote attacker can exploit this to gain elevated     privileges.

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

The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.6.x prior to 5.6.35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Security: Encryption     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-8318)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Replication     subcomponent that allows an authenticated, remote     attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-8327)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Optimizer subcomponent     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3238)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DML subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3244)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the InnoDB subcomponent     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3257)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DDL subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3258)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Packaging subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to impact confidentiality     and availability. (CVE-2017-3265)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the DDL subcomponent that     allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-3273)

  - Multiple unspecified flaws exist in the Packaging     subcomponent that allow a local attacker to gain     elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-3291, CVE-2017-3312)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the MyISAM subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to disclose sensitive     information. (CVE-2017-3313)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Logging subcomponent     that allows a local attacker to cause a denial of     service condition. (CVE-2017-3317)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the Error Handling     subcomponent that allows a local attacker to disclose     sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3318)

  - A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the     mysqld_safe component due to unsafe use of the 'rm' and     'chown' commands. A local attacker can exploit this to     gain elevated privileges.

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the mysqld_safe component     that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to have an     unspecified impact.

  - An overflow condition exists in the Optimizer component     due to improper validation of user-supplied input when     handling nested expressions. An authenticated, remote     attacker can exploit this to cause a stack-based buffer     overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition.

  - An unspecified flaw exists when handling a CREATE TABLE     query with a DATA DIRECTORY clause. An authenticated,     remote attacker can exploit this to gain elevated     privileges.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
97569	openSUSE Security Update : mysql-community-server (openSUSE-2017-315)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
97278	openSUSE Security Update : mysql-community-server (openSUSE-2017-258)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
97260	GLSA-201702-17 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
96808	Amazon Linux AMI : mysql56 (ALAS-2017-790)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
96656	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : MySQL vulnerabilities (USN-3174-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
96618	FreeBSD : mysql -- multiple vulnerabilities (4d2f9d09-ddb7-11e6-a9a5-b499baebfeaf)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium
9845	Oracle MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.35 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Database	high
95881	MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2017 CPU) (July 2017 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium
95880	MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2017 CPU) (July 2017 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium
95879	MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.35 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2017 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium
95878	MySQL 5.6.x < 5.6.35 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2017 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium

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