Detections
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MariaDB 5.5.0 < 5.5.52 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 95633
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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 5.5.52. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mariadb-5552-release-notes advisory.- Race condition in Oracle MySQL before 5.5.52, 5.6.x before 5.6.33, 5.7.x before 5.7.15, and 8.x before 8.0.1; MariaDB before 5.5.52, 10.0.x before 10.0.28, and 10.1.x before 10.1.18; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges by leveraging use of my_copystat by REPAIR TABLE to repair a MyISAM table.
(CVE-2016-6663)
- Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2016-6663. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2016-6663. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2016-6663 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage (CVE-2016-5616)
- Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to Server: Optimizer.
(CVE-2016-3492)
- Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to DML. (CVE-2016-5624)
- Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to GIS. (CVE-2016-5626)
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 5.5.52 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 95633
File Name: mariadb_5_5_52.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Databases
Published: 12/8/2016
Updated: 6/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6663
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: manual
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb
Required KB Items: installed_sw/MariaDB
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3492, CVE-2016-5616, CVE-2016-5624, CVE-2016-5626, CVE-2016-5629, CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-8283