Bug 896075 – CVE-2013-0371 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to MyISAM (CPU Jan 2013)

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Bug 896075 - (CVE-2013-0371) CVE-2013-0371 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to MyISAM (CPU Jan 2013)

Summary:	CVE-2013-0371 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to MyISAM (CPU Jan...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2013-0371

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Blocks:	mysql-cpu-2013-01 895572
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Reported:	2013-01-16 10:00 EST by Jan Lieskovsky
Modified:	2013-01-23 17:04 EST (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	mysql 5.5.29
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Last Closed:	2013-01-17 04:09:14 EST
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Description Jan Lieskovsky 2013-01-16 10:00:41 EST

An unspecified vulnerability in the MyISAM subcomponent of the MySQL protocol component of the Oracle MySQL server allows remote authenticated attackers to alter availability via unspecified vectors.

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[1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html

Comment 1 Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala 2013-01-17 04:09:14 EST

Text of the Oracle flaw description:

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: MyISAM). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.28 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful authenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. 

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013verbose-1897756.html#MSQL

Upstream notes this issue only affected MySQL versions 5.5.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 include MySQL versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x respectively, which are not listed as affected.  Current Fedora versions are already updated to fixed upstream version.  Closing.

Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2013-01-23 17:04:13 EST

Statement:

Not vulnerable. Upstream notes this issue only affected MySQL 5.5.x.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 include MySQL versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x respectively, which are not listed as affected.

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