Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50499
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-63-1 (mysql-dfsg)
Summary:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-63-1 (mysql-dfsg)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to mysql-dfsg announced via advisory USN-63-1. Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena noticed that the 'mysqlaccess' program created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. The following packages are affected: mysql-client Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 4.0.20-2ubuntu1.2. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2005-January/000065.html Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 12277 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0004 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2005:947 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000947 Debian Security Information: DSA-647 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-647 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:036 Bugtraq: 20050118 [USN-63-1] MySQL client vulnerability (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110608297217224&w=2 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12277 http://secunia.com/advisories/13867 XForce ISS Database: mysql-mysqlaccess-symlink(18922) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18922
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