Debian Security Advisory

DSA-303-1 mysql -- privilege escalation

Date Reported:

15 May 2003

Affected Packages:

mysql

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2003-0073, CAN-2003-0150.

More information:

CAN-2003-0073: The mysql package contains a bug whereby dynamically allocated memory is freed more than once, which could be deliberately triggered by an attacker to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. In order to exploit this vulnerability, a valid username and password combination for access to the MySQL server is required.

CAN-2003-0150: The mysql package contains a bug whereby a malicious user, granted certain permissions within mysql, could create a configuration file which would cause the mysql server to run as root, or any other user, rather than the mysql user.

For the stable distribution (woody) both problems have been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.4.

The old stable distribution (potato) is only affected by CAN-2003-0150, and this has been fixed in version 3.22.32-6.4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), CAN-2003-0073 was fixed in version 4.0.12-2, and CAN-2003-0150 will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you update your mysql package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.4.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_3.23.49-8.4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-doc_3.23.49-8.4_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.4_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.22.32-6.4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.22.32-6.4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.22.32.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-doc_3.22.32-6.4_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_i386.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_m68k.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_powerpc.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.22.32-6.4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.22.32-6.4_sparc.deb

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