Detections
Analytics

FreeBSD : mysql -- FTS request denial of service vulnerability (29edd807-438d-11d9-8bb9-00065be4b5b6)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18882

Synopsis

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

Description

A special crafted MySQL FTS request can cause the server to crash.
Malicious MySQL users can abuse this bug in a denial of service attack against systems running an affected MySQL daemon.

Note that because this bug is related to the parsing of requests, it may happen that this bug is triggered accidentally by a user when he or she makes a typo.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3870

http://www.nessus.org/u?f1382f86

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18882

File Name: freebsd_pkg_29edd807438d11d98bb900065be4b5b6.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mysql-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0956

BID: 11432