__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN MySQL [Debian Security Advisory DSA-829-1] September 30, 2005 16:00 GMT Number P-320 [REVISED 03 Oct 2005] [REVISED 04 Oct 2005] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A stack-based buffer overflow in the init-syms function of MySQL, a popular database. PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge DAMAGE: Allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Allows remote authenticated users who can ASSESSMENT: create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-320.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Debian Security Advisory DSA-829-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-829 ADDITIONAL LINK: Debian Security Advisory DSA-831-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-831 Debian Security Advisory DSA-833-2 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-833 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2005-2558 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 10/03/05 - added link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-833-1 that provides updated mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages. 10/04/05 - added link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-833 (rev 2) that provides updated mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages fro the big endian MIPS architecture. [***** Start Debian Security Advisory DSA-829-1 *****] Debian Security Advisory DSA-829-1 mysql -- buffer overflow Date Reported: 30 Sep 2005 Affected Packages: mysql Vulnerable: Yes Security database references: In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 14509. In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2005-2558. More information: A stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function of MySQL, a popular database, has been discovered that allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users. The following vulnerability matrix shows which version of MySQL in which distribution has this problem fixed: woody sarge sid mysql 3.23.49-8.14 n/a n/a mysql-dfsg n/a 4.0.24-10sarge1 4.0.24-10sarge1 mysql-dfsg-4.1 n/a 4.1.11a-4sarge2 4.1.14-2 mysql-dfsg-5.0 n/a n/a 5.0.11beta-3 We recommend that you upgrade your mysql packages. Fixed in: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody) Source: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.14.dsc http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.14.diff.gz http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49.orig.tar.gz Architecture-independent component: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-common_3.23.49-8.14_all.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-doc_3.23.49-8.5_all.deb Alpha: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb ARM: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb Intel IA-32: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb Intel IA-64: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb HPPA: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb Motorola 680x0: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb Big endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb Little endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb PowerPC: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb IBM S/390: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb Sun Sparc: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory. 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