Detections
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CVE-2009-4484
critical
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CertDecoder::GetName function in src/asn.cpp in TaoCrypt in yaSSL before 1.9.9, as used in mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.90, MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.43, MySQL 5.5.x through 5.5.0-m2, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) by establishing an SSL connection and sending an X.509 client certificate with a crafted name field, as demonstrated by mysql_overflow1.py and the vd_mysql5 module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11. NOTE: this was originally reported for MySQL 5.0.51a.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55416
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555313
http://yassl.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/yassl/yassl/taocrypt/src/asn.cpp?r1=1.13&r2=1.14
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0236
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0233
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37943
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37640
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/linux/mysql/mysql_yassl_getname
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023513
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023402
http://secunia.com/advisories/38573
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
http://secunia.com/advisories/38364
http://secunia.com/advisories/38344