CVE-2015-4766 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server via unspecified vectors related to the firewall component.
- 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-2015-4766?
CVE-2015-4766 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 21 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.25 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Firewall.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4766?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4766?
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-2015-4766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfv6-gp3v-pxv2, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4766.