INFORMATION BULLETIN

P-320: MySQL & MySQL-dfsg

[Debian Security Advisory DSA-829-1]

September 30, 2005 16:00 GMT
[REVISED 03 Oct 2005]
[REVISED 04 Oct 2005]


PROBLEM:	A stack-based buffer overflow in the init-syms function of MySQL, a popular database.
PLATFORM:	Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge
DAMAGE:	Allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field.
SOLUTION:	Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:	The risk is MEDIUM. Allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users.

LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN:	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-320.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN:	http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-829
ADDITIONAL LINKS:	Debian Security Advisory DSA-831-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-831 Debian Security Advisory DSA-833-2 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-833
CVE:	CVE-2005-2558

REVISION HISTORY:
10/03/05 - added link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-833-1 that provides 
           updated mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages.
10/04/05 - added link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-833 (rev 2) that
           provides updated mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages fro the big endian
           MIPS architecture.

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Debian Security Advisory
DSA-829-1 mysql -- buffer overflow
Date Reported: 
30 Sep 2005 
Affected Packages: 
mysql 
Vulnerable: 
Yes 
Security database references: 
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 14509.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2005-2558.

More information: 
A stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function of MySQL, a popular database, has been discovered that allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users.

The following vulnerability matrix shows which version of MySQL in which distribution has this problem fixed:

  woody sarge sid 
mysql 3.23.49-8.14 n/a n/a 

mysql-dfsg n/a 4.0.24-10sarge1 4.0.24-10sarge1 

mysql-dfsg-4.1 n/a 4.1.11a-4sarge2 4.1.14-2 

mysql-dfsg-5.0 n/a n/a 5.0.11beta-3 



We recommend that you upgrade your mysql packages.

Fixed in: 
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
Source: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.14.dsc


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.14.diff.gz


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-common_3.23.49-8.14_all.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-doc_3.23.49-8.5_all.deb

Alpha: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_alpha.deb

ARM: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_arm.deb

Intel IA-32: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_i386.deb

Intel IA-64: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_ia64.deb

HPPA: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_mipsel.deb

PowerPC: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_s390.deb

Sun Sparc: 

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.14_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the 
original advisory.


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