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Debian DSA-783-1 : mysql-dfsg-4.1 - insecure temporary file

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19526

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Eric Romang discovered a temporary file vulnerability in a script accompanied with MySQL, a popular database, that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands when the server is installed or updated.

The old stable distribution (woody) as well as mysql-dfsg are not affected by this problem.

Solution

Upgrade the mysql packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.11a-4sarge1.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=319526

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-783

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19526

File Name: debian_DSA-783.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/30/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mysql-dfsg-4.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1636

BID: 13660

DSA: 783