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CVE-2014-4258

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.37 and earlier and 5.6.17 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to SRINFOSC.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4258 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 12 products from oracle, from vmware, from oracle and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-07-17T11:17:10.747

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	mysql	≤ 5.5.37	Yes
Application	oracle	mysql	≤ 5.6.17	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.0	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.1	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.5	Yes
Application	vmware	vcenter_server_appliance	5.5	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse_project	suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	11.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Application	mariadb	mariadb	< 5.5.38	Yes
Application	mariadb	mariadb	< 10.0.12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_workstation_extension	12	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-08/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60425 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2985 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68564 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030578 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94620 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-08/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60425 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2985 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68564 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030578 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94620 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.