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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : MySQL (MDKSA-2003:057)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14041

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

In MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier, MySQL would create world-writeable files and allow mysql users to gain root privileges by using the 'SELECT * INTO OUTFILE' operator to overwrite a configuration file, which could cause mysql to run as root upon restarting the daemon.

This has been fixed upstream in version 3.23.56, which is provided for Mandrake Linux 9.0 and Corporate Server 2.1 users. The other updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-3-23-56.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14041

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-057.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-max, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-bench, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql10, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql10-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0150

MDKSA: 2003:057