MySQL < 5.0.54 / 5.1.23 / 6.0.4 Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17833

Synopsis

The remote database is vulnerable to a denial fo service attack.

Description

The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is older than 5.0.54, 5.1.23 or 6.0.4.

A remote attacker could crash the server by exploiting a flaw in InnoDB code.

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL version 5.0.54 / 5.1.23 / 6.0.4 or later.

See Also

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32125

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17833

File Name: mysql_5_0_54_5_1_23_6_0_4_DoS.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 1/18/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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: 11/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5925

BID: 26353

CWE: 20