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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63169
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-2007-5969
MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x
before 5.0.52, Server 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and Server 6.0.x before
6.0.4, when a table relies on symlinks created through explicit DATA
DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, allows remote authenticated
users to overwrite system table information and gain privileges via a
RENAME TABLE statement that changes the symlink to point to an
existing file.

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

CVSS Score:
7.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5969
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 26765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
BugTraq ID: 31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Bugtraq: 20080117 rPSA-2008-0018-1 mysql mysql-bench mysql-server (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1451 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
http://secunia.com/advisories/27981
http://secunia.com/advisories/28025
http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063
http://secunia.com/advisories/28099
http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
http://secunia.com/advisories/28559
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://secunia.com/advisories/29706
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:003 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
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