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Fedora 13 : mod_auth_mysql-3.0.0-12.fc13 (2011-0114)
high Nessus Plugin ID 51948
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes a security issue in mod_auth_mysql.A flaw was found in the way mod_auth_mysql escaped certain multibyte-encoded strings. If mod_auth_mysql was configured to use a multibyte character set that allowed a backslash ('\') as part of the character encodings, a remote attacker could inject arbitrary SQL commands into a login request. (CVE-2008-2384)
Note: This flaw only affected non-default installations where AuthMySQLCharacterSet is configured to use one of the affected multibyte character sets. Installations that did not use the AuthMySQLCharacterSet configuration option were not vulnerable to this flaw.
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Solution
Update the affected mod_auth_mysql package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 51948
File Name: fedora_2011-0114.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 2/11/2011
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:13, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_auth_mysql
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2384
BID: 33392