MySQL < 4.1.21 / 5.0 Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17800

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is earlier than 4.1.21 / 5.0 and reportedly allows a remote, authenticated user to crash the server via a format string attack.

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL version 5.0 or later.

See Also

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20729

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17800

File Name: mysql_4_1_21.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 1/16/2012

Updated: 7/16/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mysql:mysql

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3469

BID: 19032