MySQL < 4.1.13 Denial of Service

low Nessus Plugin ID 17825

Synopsis

The remote database server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack.

Description

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is older than 4.1.13. On these versions, a local attacker could crash the replication slave via a specific query.

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL version 4.1.13 or later.

See Also

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=10442

https://lists.mysql.com/internals/26123

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 17825

File Name: mysql_4_1_13.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 1/18/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mysql:mysql

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4380

BID: 19794