FreeBSD : Remote-Code-Execution vulnerability in mysql and its variants CVE 2016-6662 (b64a7389-7c27-11e6-8aaa-5404a68ad561)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 93582

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

LegalHackers' reports :

RCE Bugs discovered in MySQL and its variants like MariaDB. It works by manipulating my.cnf files and using --malloc-lib. The bug seems fixed in MySQL 5.7.15 by Oracle

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 93582

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b64a73897c2711e68aaa5404a68ad561.nasl

Version: 2.8

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 9/19/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mysql57-client, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mysql57-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6662

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