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Oracle MySQL Server Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with Oracle MySQL Server and is prone to integer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Upon connection from a client, the server sends a greeting message and the client continues the communication by starting the authentication process. The authentication packet sent by the client contains a wealth of information including the client capabilities, username, password, etc. The packet is received by the server, and parsed by 'parse_client_handshake_packet()' function, in '/sql/auth/sql_authentication.cc'.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Oracle MySQL version 5.6.x branch up to 5.6.35 and 5.7.X branch up to 5.7.17
Detection Method
Detection Method
Send the crafted request and analyse the response to confirm the vulnerability.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to MySQL 5.6.36, 5.7.18 or later.