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Debian DLA-75-1 : mysql-5.1 security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 82220
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
CVE-2014-4274Insecure handling of a temporary file that could lead to abritrary execution of code through the creation of a mysql configuration file pointing to an attacker-controlled plugin_dir.
CVE-2013-2162
Insecure creation of the debian.cnf credential file. Credentials could be stolen by a local user monitoring that file while the package gets installed.
CVE-2014-0001
Buffer overrun in the MySQL client when the server sends a version string that is too big for the allocated buffer.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2014/10/msg00008.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82220
File Name: debian_DLA-75.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/26/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmysqlclient-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmysqlclient16, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmysqld-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmysqld-pic, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-client-5.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-server-5.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-server-core-5.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2014