FreeBSD : mysql-server -- multiple remote vulnerabilities (619ef337-949a-11d9-b813-00d05964249f)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18956

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

SecurityFocus reports :

MySQL is reported prone to an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.

Reports indicate that an attacker that has 'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE' privileges on an affected installation may leverage this vulnerability to corrupt files with the privileges of the MySQL process.

MySQL is reported prone to an input validation vulnerability that can be exploited by remote users that have INSERT and DELETE privileges on the 'mysql' administrative database.

Reports indicate that this issue may be leveraged to load an execute a malicious library in the context of the MySQL process.

Finally, MySQL is reported prone to a remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability. It is reported that the vulnerability may be triggered by employing the 'CREATE FUNCTION' statement to manipulate functions in order to control sensitive data structures.

This issue may be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of the database process.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4f31a6ed

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18956

File Name: freebsd_pkg_619ef337949a11d9b81300d05964249f.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0709, CVE-2005-0710, CVE-2005-0711

BID: 12781