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Debian DSA-562-1 : mysql - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15660

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several problems have been discovered in MySQL, a commonly used SQL database on Unix servers. The following problems have been identified by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project :

 - CAN-2004-0835 Oleksandr Byelkin noticed that ALTER TABLE ... RENAME checks CREATE/INSERT rights of the old table instead of the new one.

 - CAN-2004-0836

 Lukasz Wojtow noticed a buffer overrun in the mysql_real_connect function.

 - CAN-2004-0837

 Dean Ellis noticed that multiple threads ALTERing the same (or different) MERGE tables to change the UNION can cause the server to crash or stall.

Solution

Upgrade the mysql and related packages and restart services linking against them (e.g. Apache/PHP).

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.8.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15660

File Name: debian_DSA-562.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0835, CVE-2004-0836, CVE-2004-0837

CWE: 119

DSA: 562