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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : mysql-dfsg-5.0 vulnerability (USN-440-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 28037

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Stefan Streichbier and B. Mueller of SEC Consult discovered that MySQL subselect queries using 'ORDER BY' could be made to crash the MySQL server. An attacker with access to a MySQL instance could cause an intermitant denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/440-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 28037

File Name: ubuntu_USN-440-1.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-client, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient15off, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient15-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-client-5.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server-5.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1420

USN: 440-1