| VID |
25214 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
3306 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
DB |
| Detailed Description |
The version of MySQL running on the remote host is 5.5.x prior to 5.5.54. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the mysqld_safe component due to unsafe use of the 'rm' and 'chown' commands. A local attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
- An unspecified flaw exists in the mysqld_safe component that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to have an unspecified impact.
- An overflow condition exists in the Optimizer component due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling nested expressions. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition.
- An unspecified flaw exists when handling a CREATE TABLE query with a DATA DIRECTORY clause. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote MySQL server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-54.html
* Platforms Affected:
MySQL 5.5.x prior to 5.5.54
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (5.5.54 or later), available from the MySQL Web site at http://www.mysql.com/ |
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