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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e60591d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200605-13"> + <title>MySQL: Information leakage</title> + <synopsis> + A MySQL server may leak information to unauthorized users. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MySQL</product> + <announced>May 11, 2006</announced> + <revised>May 15, 2006: 04</revised> + <bug>132146</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/mysql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.1.19</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">4.0.27</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.1.19</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL database server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The processing of the COM_TABLE_DUMP command by a MySQL server fails to + properly validate packets that arrive from the client via a network + socket. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + By crafting specific malicious packets an attacker could gather + confidential information from the memory of a MySQL server process, for + example results of queries by other users or applications. By using PHP + code injection or similar techniques it would be possible to exploit + this flaw through web applications that use MySQL as a database + backend. + </p> + <p> + Note that on 5.x versions it is possible to overwrite the stack and + execute arbitrary code with this technique. Users of MySQL 5.x are + urged to upgrade to the latest available version. + </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 --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.27"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2006-05/msg00041.html">Original advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1516">CVE-2006-1516</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1517">CVE-2006-1517</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 06 May 2006 16:33:38 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 08 May 2006 07:03:06 +0000"> + frilled + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 08 May 2006 13:21:08 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |