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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53230
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 540-1 (mysql)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to mysql;announced via advisory DSA 540-1.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to mysql
announced via advisory DSA 540-1.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jeroen van Wolffelaar discovered an insecure
temporary file vulnerability in the mysqlhotcopy script when using the
scp method which is part of the mysql-server package

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.23.49-8.7 of mysql.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.0.20-11 of mysql-dfsg.

Solution:
We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-server package.

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0457
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-018
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml
Debian Security Information: DSA-540 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10693
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html
XForce ISS Database: mysql-mysqlhotcopy-insecure-file(17030)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030
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