Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : MySQL (MDKSA-2005:163)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19918

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the init_syms function in MySQL that allows authenticated users that can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field.

The updated packages have been patched to address these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19918

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-163.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-max, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-ndb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-bench, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64mysql12, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64mysql12-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64mysql14, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64mysql14-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql12, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql12-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql14, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmysql14-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2558

MDKSA: 2005:163

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