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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61618
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: mysql-server
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: mysql-server

CVE-2008-2079
MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.24, 5.0.x before 5.0.60, 5.1.x before 5.1.24,
and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 allows local users to bypass certain privilege
checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1)
DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are within the
MySQL home data directory, which can point to tables that are created
in the future.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2079
1019995
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995
29106
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106
30134
http://secunia.com/advisories/30134
31066
http://secunia.com/advisories/31066
31226
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226
31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
32769
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
36566
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
36701
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
ADV-2008-1472
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references
ADV-2008-2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
DSA-1608
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608
MDVSA-2008:149
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149
MDVSA-2008:150
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150
RHSA-2008:0505
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
RHSA-2008:0510
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html
RHSA-2008:0768
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html
RHSA-2009:1289
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
SUSE-SR:2008:017
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
USN-671-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
mysql-myisam-security-bypass(42267)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10133
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133
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