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Oracle Linux 5 : mysql (ELSA-2009-1289)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180608

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2009-1289 advisory.

 - Add fix for CVE-2009-2446 (format string vulnerability in COM_CREATE_DB and COM_DROP_DB processing) Resolves: #512200
 - Back-port upstream fix for CVE-2008-4456 (mysql command line client XSS flaw) Resolves: #502169
 - Update to MySQL 5.0.77, for numerous fixes described at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-77.html including low-priority security issues CVE-2008-2079, CVE-2008-3963 Resolves: #448487, #448534, #452824, #453156, #455619, #456875 Resolves: #457218, #462534, #470036, #476896, #479615

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2009-1289.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180608

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1289.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/7/2023

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2446

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3963

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-bench, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mysql

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2079, CVE-2008-3963, CVE-2008-4456, CVE-2009-2446