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Gentoo: 200212-2 Moderate Risk: MySQL Remote DoS and Code Execution

There are multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL. . - --------------------------------------------------------------------GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200212-2 - --------------------------------------------------------------------PACKAGE : mysql SUMMARY : remote DOS and arbitrary code execution DATE : 2002-12-15 12:12 UTC EXPLOIT : remote - --------------------------------------------------------------------From e-matters advisory: "We have discovered two flaws within the MySQL server that can be used by any MySQL user to crash the server. Furthermore one of the flaws can be used to bypass the MySQL password check or to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running mysqld. We have also discovered an arbitrary size heap overflow within the mysql client library and another vulnerability that allows to write '\0' to any memory address. Both flaws could allow DOS attacks against or arbitrary code execution within anything linked against libmysqlclient." SOLUTION It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running net-misc/freeswan-3.23.53 and earlier update their systems as follows: emerge rsync emerge mysql emerge clean - -------------------------------------------------------------------- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - GnuPG key is available at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- . - --------------------------------------------------------------------GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCE. there, vulnerabilities, mysql, -----------------------------------------------------. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 16, 2002 Gentoo