Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59127
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-440-1 (mysql-dfsg-5.0)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to mysql-dfsg-5.0 announced via advisory USN-440-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: Stefan Streichbier and B. Mueller of SEC Consult discovered that MySQL subselect queries using ORDER BY could be made to crash the MySQL server. An attacker with access to a MySQL instance could cause an intermitant denial of service. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.3 Ubuntu 6.10: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.24a-9ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-440-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.1
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-1420 BugTraq ID: 22900 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22900 Bugtraq: 20070309 SEC Consult SA-20070309-0 :: MySQL 5 Single Row Subselect Denial of Service (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462339/100/0/threaded http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:139 http://www.sec-consult.com/284.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9530 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017746 http://secunia.com/advisories/24483 http://secunia.com/advisories/24609 http://secunia.com/advisories/25196 http://secunia.com/advisories/25389 http://secunia.com/advisories/25946 http://secunia.com/advisories/30351 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2413 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-440-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0908
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