# CVE-2015-0500: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server via unspecified vectors.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r55g-hwj5-8wmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0500

## What is CVE-2015-0500?

CVE-2015-0500 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Communications Policy Management, 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 5.6.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0500?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Oracle Communications Policy Management, Oracle Mysql, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0500?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-0500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Policy Management

- [CVE-2017-3633](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3633/): Denial of service in Communications Policy Management (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-10159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10159/): Cross-site scripting in Communications Policy Management (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2015-0409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0409/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0500 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Communications Policy Management, published on 16 Apr 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Communications Policy Management. 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-2015-0500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0500

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