- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 24, 2004 Bugs: #67062 ID: 200410-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Several vulnerabilities including privilege abuse, Denial of Service, and potentially remote arbitrary code execution have been discovered in MySQL. Background ========== MySQL is a popular open-source, multi-threaded, multi-user SQL database server. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mysql < 4.0.21 >= 4.0.21 Description =========== The following vulnerabilities were found and fixed in MySQL: 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. 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. Finally, a buffer overrun in the mysql_real_connect function was found by Lukasz Wojtow (CAN-2004-0836). Impact ====== 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). Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.21" # emerge ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.21" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0835 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0835 [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0836 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0836 [ 3 ] CAN-2004-0837 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0837 [ 4 ] Privilege granting bug http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3933 [ 5 ] MATCH ... AGAINST crash bug http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3870 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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