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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63168
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-2008-3963
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does
not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an
empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL
statement.

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

CVSS Score:
4.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3963
Debian Security Information: DSA-1783 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10521
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020858
http://secunia.com/advisories/31769
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
http://secunia.com/advisories/34907
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:025 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2554
XForce ISS Database: mysql-bitstring-dos(45042)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45042
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