Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to a new upstream version, 5.1.66, which includes additional changes, such as performance improvements and corrections for data loss defects. These changes are described in the MySQL release notes.

Additionally, CVE-2012-5611 has been fixed in this upload. The vulnerability (discovered independently by Tomas Hoger from the Red Hat Security Response Team and 'king cope') is a stack-based buffer overflow in acl_get() when checking user access to a database. Using a carefully crafted database name, an already authenticated MySQL user could make the server crash or even execute arbitrary code as the mysql system user.

The version of MySQL 5.5 installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.5.28 and is, therefore, affected by vulnerabilities in the following components :

  - GIS Extension
  - Server
  - Server Installation
  - Server Optimizer
  - yaSSL

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-2749, CVE-2012-0540, CVE-2012-1689, CVE-2012-1734, CVE-2012-3163, CVE-2012-3158, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3166, CVE-2012-3173, CVE-2012-3150, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-3167, CVE-2012-3197, CVE-2012-3160)

These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.66. Refer to the MySQL release notes listed in the References section for a full list of changes.

All MySQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-1462 advisory.

    [5.1.66-1]
    - Update to 5.1.66, for assorted upstream bugfixes including       CVEs announced in July and October 2012     Resolves: #871813

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of MariaDB 5.5 running on the remote host is prior to 5.5.28. It is, therefore, potentially affected by vulnerabilities in the following components :

  - GIS Extension
  - Server
  - Server Installation
  - Server Optimizer
  - yaSSL

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:1462 advisory.

  - mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to GIS extension DoS  (CPU Jul 2012) (CVE-2012-0540)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to DML (CPU Apr 2012) (CVE-2012-1688)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Jul 2012) (CVE-2012-1689,     CVE-2012-1734)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Apr 2012) (CVE-2012-1690,     CVE-2012-1703)

  - mysql: incorrect type cast in check_scramble() leading to authentication bypass (CVE-2012-2122)

  - mysql: crash caused by wrong calculation of key length for sort order index (CVE-2012-2749)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3150,     CVE-2012-3180)

  - mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to the MySQL Protocol (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3158)

  - mysql: unspecified vulnerability in Server Installation leading to information disclosure (CPU Oct 2012)     (CVE-2012-3160)

  - mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to Information Schema (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3163)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to InnoDB (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3166)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Full Text Search (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3167)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to InnoDB Plugin (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3173)

  - mysql: unspecified Server DoS vulnerability (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3177)

  - mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Replication (CPU Oct 2012) (CVE-2012-3197)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of MariaDB 5.1 running on the remote host is prior to 5.1.66. It is, therefore, affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.
A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

The version of MySQL 5.1 installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.1.66 and is, therefore, affected by vulnerabilities in the following components :

  - Server Installation
  - Server
  - Server Optimizer
  - GIS Extension

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - mysql: Server: Partition unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2562)

  - mysql: Server: Replication unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2755)

  - Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and     earlier, allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Installation.
    (CVE-2012-3160)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages. (CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-2749, CVE-2012-0540, CVE-2012-1689, CVE-2012-1734, CVE-2012-3163, CVE-2012-3158, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3166, CVE-2012-3173, CVE-2012-3150, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-3167, CVE-2012-3197, CVE-2012-3160)

These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.66. Refer to the MySQL release notes for a full list of changes.

After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201308-06 (MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly       resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the       application or a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.1.66 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 11.10.
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.5.28.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information :

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-x.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-x.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.h tml.

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.

The version of MySQL 5.5 / 5.1 installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.5.28 / 5.1.66. As such, it is reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities:

  - An exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to the Operating System which can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data. (CVE-2012-3160)

  - An exploitable vulnerability which allows successful authenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. A successful attack of this vulnerability can result in a Denial-of-Service. (CVE-2012-3177, CVE 2012-3180)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
63151	Debian DSA-2581-1 : mysql-5.1 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	12/5/2012	1/11/2021	high
62642	MySQL 5.5 < 5.5.28 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Databases	10/19/2012	12/4/2019	high
62921	CentOS 6 : mysql (CESA-2012:1462)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	11/15/2012	1/4/2021	high
68658	Oracle Linux 6 : mysql (ELSA-2012-1462)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/12/2013	10/22/2024	critical
65731	MariaDB 5.5 < 5.5.28 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Databases	3/29/2013	11/18/2022	low
62923	RHEL 6 : mysql (RHSA-2012:1462)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	11/15/2012	4/21/2024	critical
63147	MariaDB 5.1 < 5.1.66 Buffer Overflow	Nessus	Databases	12/4/2012	11/18/2022	high
62639	MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.66 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Databases	10/19/2012	12/4/2019	low
198625	RHEL 5 : mysql (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/3/2024	10/22/2024	high
62934	Scientific Linux Security Update : mysql on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20121114)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	11/16/2012	1/14/2021	high
69508	GLSA-201308-06 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	8/30/2013	1/6/2021	medium
62815	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : mysql-5.1, mysql-5.5, mysql-dfsg-5.1 vulnerabilities (USN-1621-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	11/6/2012	9/19/2019	high
6611	Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.x <= 5.5.27 / 5.1.x <= 5.1.65 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Database	10/19/2012	3/6/2019	medium
801117	MySQL Server 5.5.x <= 5.5.27 / 5.1.x <= 5.1.65 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities	Log Correlation Engine	Database	10/19/2012		medium

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