Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801380
Category:	Databases
Title:	MySQL 'ALTER DATABASE' Remote DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	MySQL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: MySQL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an error when processing the 'ALTER DATABASE' statement and can be exploited to corrupt the MySQL data directory using the '#mysql50#' prefix followed by a '.' or '..'. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires 'ALTER' privileges on a database. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service. Affected Software/OS: MySQL version prior to 5.1.48. Solution: Update to version 5.1.48 or later. CVSS Score: 3.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2008 BugTraq ID: 41198 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41198 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044546.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:155 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11869 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024160 http://secunia.com/advisories/40333 http://secunia.com/advisories/40762 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1918
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