CVE-2005-2572 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users with insert privileges can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on Windows MySQL servers via malicious library requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2572?
CVE-2005-2572 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 16 Aug 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MySQL, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users with insert privileges on the mysql.func table to cause a denial of service (server hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a request for a non-library file, which causes the Windows LoadLibraryEx function to block, or (2) a request for a function in a library that has the XXX_deinit or XXX_init functions defined but is not tailored for mySQL, such as jpeg1x32.dll and jpeg2x32.dll.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-2572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-654g-56x3-m3r6.