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USN-180-2: MySQL 4.1 vulnerability

Publication date

5 December 2005

Overview

MySQL 4.1 vulnerability

Releases

Details

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.

Origial 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.”

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.

Origial 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.”

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
5.10 breezy mysql-server-4.1 – 

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