MaxDB NULL pointer dereference denial of service
| maxdb-null-pointer-dos (19687) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MaxDB is vulnerable to multiple denial of service attacks, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted HTTP requests containing invalid parameters to cause a NULL pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MaxDB (7.5.00.24 or later), as listed in iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.14.05. See References.
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.14.05: MySQL MaxDB Web Agent Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities.
- MaxDB Web site: The SAP Certified Database for SAP R/3.
- BID-12805: MySQL MaxDB WebAgent Input Validation Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0083: MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00 for Windows, and possibly earlier versions and other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid parameters to the (1) DBMCli_String::ReallocString, (2) DBMCli_String::operator, (3) DBMCli_Buffer::ForceResize, (4) DBMCli_Wizard::InstallDatabase, (5) DBMCli_Devspaces::Complete, (6) DBMWeb_TemplateWizard::askForWriteCountStep5, or (7) DBMWeb_DBMWeb::wizardDB functions, which triggers a null dereference.
Platforms Affected:
- MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00
Reported:
Mar 14, 2005
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