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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTVmN20tbW1wYy1xaGg0

mysql Node.JS Module Vulnerable to Remote Memory Exposure

Versions of mysql before 2.14.0 are vulnerable to remove memory exposure.

Affected versions of mysql package allocate and send an uninitialized memory over the network when a number is provided as a password.

Only mysql running on Node.js versions below 6.0.0 are affected due to a throw added in newer node.js versions.

Proof of Concept:

require('mysql').createConnection({
  host: 'localhost',
  user: 'user',
  password : USERPROVIDEDINPUT,  // number
  database : 'my_db'
}).connect();

Recommendation

Update to version 2.14.0 or later.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5f7m-mmpc-qhh4
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTVmN20tbW1wYy1xaGg0
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 5 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago

Identifiers: GHSA-5f7m-mmpc-qhh4
References:

• https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/commit/310c6a7d1b2e14b63b572dbfbfa10128f20c6d52
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/602
• https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/commit/192fe45593ba5768534afb6f2154432ca67a5002
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5f7m-mmpc-qhh4

Repository: https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql
Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages