Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL Enterprise Backup

Published: 2024-10-15

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-7264 CVE-2024-5535
CWE-ID	CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	MySQL Enterprise Backup Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU95131

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7264

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ASN1 parser code in the GTime2str() function. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MySQL Enterprise Backup: 8.0.0 - 9.0.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html?505646

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU93424

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5535