The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.7.x prior to 5.7.29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including three of the top vulnerabilities below, as noted in the January 2020 Critical Patch Update advisory:

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Compiling (cURL)). Supported   versions that are affected are 5.7.28 and prior and 8.0.18 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows   unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful   attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server (CVE-2019-5482).

  - Unspecified vulnerability in the optimizer component of Oracle MySQL Server. An authenticated, remote attacker   could exploit this issue, to compromise the availability of the application (CVE-2020-2579).

  - Unspecified vulnerabilities in the InnoDB component of Oracle MySQL Server. An authenticated, remote attacker   could exploit these issues, to compromise the availability of the application (CVE-2020-2577, CVE-2020-2589).

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Oracle reports :

This Critical Patch Update contains 45 new security patches for Oracle MySQL. 9 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without requiring user credentials.

MariaDB reports 4 of these vulnerabilities exist in their software

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Compiling). Supported     versions that are affected are 5.7.28 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged     attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this     vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete     DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2020-2806)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202105-27 (MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of       the process, escalate privileges, gain access to critical data or       complete access to all MySQL server accessible data, or cause a Denial of       Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
132957	MySQL 5.7.x < 5.7.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2020 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	1/16/2020	10/21/2022	critical
135941	FreeBSD : MySQL Server -- Multiple vulerabilities (21d59ea3-8559-11ea-a5e2-d4c9ef517024)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	4/24/2020	3/14/2024	critical
252465	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-2806	Nessus	Misc.	8/20/2025	8/20/2025	medium
156994	GLSA-202105-27 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/24/2022	1/16/2024	high

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