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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-13 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: MySQL: Information leakage |
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Date: May 11, 2006 |
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Bugs: #132146 |
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ID: 200605-13 |
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Synopsis |
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A MySQL server may leak information to unauthorized users. |
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Background |
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MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL database server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-db/mysql < 4.1.19 >= 4.1.19 |
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Description |
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The processing of the COM_TABLE_DUMP command by a MySQL server fails to |
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properly validate packets that arrive from the client via a network |
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socket. |
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Impact |
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By crafting specific malicious packets an attacker could gather |
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confidential information from the memory of a MySQL server process, for |
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example results of queries by other users or applications. By using PHP |
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code injection or similar techniques it would be possible to exploit |
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this flaw through web applications that use MySQL as a database |
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backend. |
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Note that on 5.x versions it is possible to overwrite the stack and |
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execute arbitrary code with this technique. Users of MySQL 5.x are |
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urged to upgrade to the latest available version. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version. |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-4.1.19" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Original advisory |
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http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2006-05/msg00041.html |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2006-1516 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1516 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2006-1517 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1517 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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