MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2014 CPU)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77669

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is version 5.5.x prior to 5.5.39. It is, therefore, affected by errors in the following components :

 - CLIENT:MYSQLADMIN
 - CLIENT:MYSQLDUMP
 - SERVER:CHARACTER SETS
 - SERVER:DDL
 - SERVER:DML
 - SERVER:MEMORY STORAGE ENGINE
 - SERVER:MyISAM
 - SERVER:PRIVILEGES AUTHENTICATION PLUGIN API
 - SERVER:REPLICATION ROW FORMAT BINARY LOG DML
 - SERVER:SSL:yaSSL

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL version 5.5.39 or later as referenced in the October 2014 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e5134a40

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77669

File Name: mysql_5_5_39.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 9/12/2014

Updated: 11/15/2018

Dependencies: mysql_version.nasl, mysql_login.nasl

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5615, CVE-2014-4274, CVE-2014-4287, CVE-2014-6463, CVE-2014-6478, CVE-2014-6484, CVE-2014-6495, CVE-2014-6505, CVE-2014-6520, CVE-2014-6530, CVE-2014-6551, CVE-2015-0391

BID: 56766, 69732, 70455, 70462, 70486, 70489, 70496, 70510, 70516, 70517, 70532, 70540, 72205, 69743