MariaDB 5.5.0 < 5.5.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 167863

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of MariaDB installed on the remote host is prior to 5.5.22. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mariadb-5-5-22-release-notes advisory.

 - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to Server DML. (CVE-2012-1688)

 - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1703. (CVE-2012-1690)

 - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.21 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Partition. (CVE-2012-1697)

 - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1690. (CVE-2012-1703)

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 MariaDB version 5.5.22 or later.

See Also

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-5-5-22-release-notes

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167863

File Name: mariadb_5_5_22.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 11/18/2022

Updated: 11/18/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1703

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Required KB Items: installed_sw/MariaDB

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-1697