Input validation error in Oracle MySQL Server

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33901

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 1.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1502

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local #AU# to perform service disruption.

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.30 and earlier and 5.6.9 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Partition.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MySQL Server: 5.5.0 - 5.6.9

External links

http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.