SuSE9 Security Update : MySQL (YOU Patch Number 12456)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41313

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update is provided as RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by using the YaST online update module.

- the COM_CREATE_DB and COM_DROP_DB suffered from format string vulnerabilities. (CVE-2009-2446)

- the command line client was prone to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2008-4456)

Additionally a problem that sometimes prevented slave hosts from reconnecting to the master server has been fixed.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12456.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4456.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2446.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41313

File Name: suse9_12456.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2009

Reference Information

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

CWE: 134, 79