Debian Security Advisory

DSA-381-1 mysql -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

13 Sep 2003

Affected Packages:

mysql

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2003-0780.

More information:

MySQL, a popular relational database system, contains a buffer overflow condition which could be exploited by a user who has permission to execute "ALTER TABLE" commands on the tables in the "mysql" database. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the mysqld process (by default, user "mysql"). Since the "mysql" database is used for MySQL's internal record keeping, by default the mysql administrator "root" is the only user with permission to alter its tables.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.5.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. Refer to Debian bug #210403.

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_3.23.49-8.5.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.5.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_3.23.49-8.5_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_3.23.49-8.5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.5_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.5_sparc.deb

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