CVE-2015-0423 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server via unspecified Optimizer vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0423?
CVE-2015-0423 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, published on 16 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.22 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Optimizer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0423?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Oracle Communications Policy Management, Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0423?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2015-0423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4rx-r23q-g4hh, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0423.