MariaDB 5.5.x < 5.5.66 Denial of Service Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 132079

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of MariaDB installed on the remote host is 5.5.x prior to 5.5.66. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the following Oracle MySQL components: InnoDB, Optimizer and PS. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash of MySQL Server.

Solution

Upgrade to MariaDB version 5.5.66 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c608c2a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132079

File Name: mariadb_5_5_66.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 12/17/2019

Updated: 12/5/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2144

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-2974, CVE-2020-2780, CVE-2021-2144