USN-180-1: MySQL vulnerability
12 September 2005
MySQL vulnerability
Releases
Details
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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 5.04
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mysql-server
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Ubuntu 4.10
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mysql-server
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In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-180-2: mysql-server-4.1