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CVE-2014-6520

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.38 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to SERVER:DDL.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-6520 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from oracle, from suse, from suse and 3 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

2014-10-15T22:55:06.983

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	mysql	≤ 5.5.38	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_workstation_extension	12	Yes
Application	mariadb	mariadb	< 5.5.39	Yes
Application	mariadb	mariadb	< 10.0.13	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, 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/cpuoct2014-1972960.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70510 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html Mailing List, 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/cpuoct2014-1972960.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70510 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.