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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 9.04 / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS : mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-5.1 vulnerabilities (USN-950-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 46855

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that MySQL did not check privileges before uninstalling plugins. An authenticated user could uninstall arbitrary plugins, bypassing intended restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-1621)

It was discovered that MySQL could be made to delete another user's data and index files. An authenticated user could use symlinks combined with the DROP TABLE command to possibly bypass privilege checks. (CVE-2010-1626)

It was discovered that MySQL incorrectly validated the table name argument of the COM_FIELD_LIST command. An authenticated user could use a specially- crafted table name to bypass privilege checks and possibly access other tables. (CVE-2010-1848)

Eric Day discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled certain network packets. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause the server to consume all available resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2010-1849)

It was discovered that MySQL performed incorrect bounds checking on the table name argument of the COM_FIELD_LIST command. An authenticated user could use a specially crafted table name to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-1850).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/950-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 46855

File Name: ubuntu_USN-950-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/10/2010

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient16, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient15off, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-client-5.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-client-core-5.1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqld-pic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient16-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient15-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-testsuite, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server-core-5.1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server-core-5.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqld-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-client, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libmysqlclient-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-server-5.1, 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-client-5.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2010

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1621, CVE-2010-1626, CVE-2010-1848, CVE-2010-1849, CVE-2010-1850

BID: 39543, 40100, 40106, 40109, 40257

USN: 950-1