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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..52db20acb4be --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200410-22"> + <title>MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Several vulnerabilities including privilege abuse, Denial of Service, and + potentially remote arbitrary code execution have been discovered in MySQL. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MySQL</product> + <announced>2004-10-24</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-10-24</revised> + <bug>67062</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/mysql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.0.21</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.0.21</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MySQL is a popular open-source, multi-threaded, multi-user SQL database + server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The following vulnerabilities were found and fixed in MySQL: + </p> + <p> + Oleksandr Byelkin found that ALTER TABLE ... RENAME checks CREATE/INSERT + rights of the old table instead of the new one (CAN-2004-0835). Another + privilege checking bug allowed users to grant rights on a database they had + no rights on. + </p> + <p> + Dean Ellis found a defect where multiple threads ALTERing the MERGE tables + to change the UNION could cause the server to crash (CAN-2004-0837). + Another crash was found in MATCH ... AGAINST() queries with missing closing + double quote. + </p> + <p> + Finally, a buffer overrun in the mysql_real_connect function was found by + Lukasz Wojtow (CAN-2004-0836). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + The privilege checking issues could be used by remote users to bypass their + rights on databases. The two crashes issues could be exploited by a remote + user to perform a Denial of Service attack on MySQL server. The buffer + overrun issue could also be exploited as a Denial of Service attack, and + may allow to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the MySQL daemon + (typically, the "mysql" user). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.21" + # emerge ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.21"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0835">CAN-2004-0835</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0836">CAN-2004-0836</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0837">CAN-2004-0837</uri> + <uri link="https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3933">Privilege granting bug</uri> + <uri link="https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3870">MATCH ... AGAINST crash bug</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-10-19T17:45:22Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-10-22T20:06:53Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-10-23T08:53:17Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |