CVE-2014-4240 Information disclosure in n/a
Low 3.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4240 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-4240 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 17 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Oracle Mysql. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4240/index.md)
Local attackers can compromise confidentiality and integrity of MySQL Server data via unspecified SRREP vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4240?
CVE-2014-4240 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 17 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.6.17 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to SRREP.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4240?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-4240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r627-h27m-xp74, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4240.