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Debian DSA-833-2 : mysql-dfsg-4.1 - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19802

Synopsis

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

Description

This update only covers binary packages for the big endian MIPS architecture that was mysteriously forgotten in the earlier update.
For completeness below is the original advisory text :

 A stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function of MySQL, a popular database, has been discovered that allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users.

The following vulnerability matrix explains which version of MySQL in which distribution has this problem fixed :

 woody sarge sid mysql 3.23.49-8.14 n/a n/a mysql-dfsg n/a 4.0.24-10sarge1 4.0.24-10sarge1 mysql-dfsg-4.1 n/a 4.1.11a-4sarge2 4.1.14-2 mysql-dfsg-5.0 n/a n/a 5.0.11beta-3

Solution

Upgrade the mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-833

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19802

File Name: debian_DSA-833.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-dfsg-4.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2558

BID: 14509

DSA: 833