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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54580
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-20 (MySQL)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200405-20.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-20.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two MySQL utilities create temporary files with hardcoded paths, allowing
an attacker to use a symlink to trick MySQL into overwriting important
data.

Solution:
All users should upgrade to the latest stable version of MySQL.

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2'
# emerge '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2'

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0381
BugTraq ID: 9976
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9976
Bugtraq: 20040324 mysqlbug tmpfile/symlink vulnerability. (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108023246916294&w=2
Bugtraq: 20040414 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.014] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mysql) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108206802810402&w=2
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-018
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml
Debian Security Information: DSA-483 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-483
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-20.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:034
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11557
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-569.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html
XForce ISS Database: mysql-mysqlbug-symlink(15617)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15617
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0388
BugTraq ID: 10142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10142
http://www.osvdb.org/6421
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10559
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009784
http://secunia.com/advisories/11223/
XForce ISS Database: mysql-mysqldmulti-symlink(15883)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15883
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