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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2005.180.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-180-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mysql-dfsg-4.1' package(s) announced via the USN-180-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mysql-dfsg-4.1' package(s) announced via the USN-180-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-180-1 fixed a vulnerability in the mysql-server package (which
ships version 4.0). Version 4.1 is vulnerable against the same flaw.

Please note that this package is not officially supported in Ubuntu
5.10.

Original advisory:

'AppSecInc Team SHATTER discovered a buffer overflow in the 'CREATE
FUNCTION' statement. By specifying a specially crafted long function
name, a local or remote attacker with function creation privileges
could crash the server or execute arbitrary code with server
privileges.

However, the right to create function is usually not granted to
untrusted users.'

Affected Software/OS:
'mysql-dfsg-4.1' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2558
BugTraq ID: 14509
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14509
Bugtraq: 20050808 [AppSecInc Advisory MYSQL05-V0002] Buffer Overflow in MySQL User Defined Functions (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112354450412427&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-829 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-829
Debian Security Information: DSA-831 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-831
Debian Security Information: DSA-833 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-833
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00005.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035845.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:163
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-002.html
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2006.18
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.18.1/SCOSA-2006.18.1.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17027
http://secunia.com/advisories/20381
http://secunia.com/advisories/29847
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-236703-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:021 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_21_sr.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-180-1/
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-180-2/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1326/references
XForce ISS Database: mysql-user-defined-function-bo(21737)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21737
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