MySQL 5.5.x < 5.5.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2014 CPU)
Medium Nessus Plugin ID 77669
Synopsis
The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Description
The version of MySQL installed on the remote host is version 5.5.x prior to 5.5.39. It is, therefore, affected by errors in the following components :
- CLIENT:MYSQLADMIN
- CLIENT:MYSQLDUMP
- SERVER:CHARACTER SETS
- SERVER:DDL
- SERVER:DML
- SERVER:MEMORY STORAGE ENGINE
- SERVER:MyISAM
- SERVER:PRIVILEGES AUTHENTICATION PLUGIN API
- SERVER:REPLICATION ROW FORMAT BINARY LOG DML
- SERVER:SSL:yaSSL
Solution
Upgrade to MySQL version 5.5.39 or later as referenced in the October 2014 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.