CVE-2009-4484

critical

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CertDecoder::GetName function in src/asn.cpp in TaoCrypt in yaSSL before 1.9.9, as used in mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.90, MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.43, MySQL 5.5.x through 5.5.0-m2, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) by establishing an SSL connection and sending an X.509 client certificate with a crafted name field, as demonstrated by mysql_overflow1.py and the vd_mysql5 module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11. NOTE: this was originally reported for MySQL 5.0.51a.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55416

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555313

http://yassl.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/yassl/yassl/taocrypt/src/asn.cpp?r1=1.13&r2=1.14

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0236

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0233

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37974

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37943

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37640

http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/linux/mysql/mysql_yassl_getname

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023513

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023402

http://secunia.com/advisories/38573

http://secunia.com/advisories/38517

http://secunia.com/advisories/38364

http://secunia.com/advisories/38344

http://secunia.com/advisories/37493

http://lists.mysql.com/commits/96697

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7900

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-12-30

Updated: 2023-02-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical