__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN MySQL [Debian Security Advisory DSA-1071-1] May 22, 2006 19:00 GMT Number Q-203 [REVISED 23 May 2006] [REVISED 30 May 2006] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: There are several vulnerabilities in MySQL: 1) CVE-2006-0903 - Improper handling of SQL queries containing the NULL character; 2) CVE-2006-1516 - Usernames without a trailing null byte; 3) CVE-2006-1517 - A request with an incorrect packet length; and 4) CVE-2006-1518 - SPecially crafted request packets with invalid length values. PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge DAMAGE: 1) CVE-2006-0903 - allow local users to bypass logging mechanisms; 2) CVE-2006-1516 - allow remote attackers to read portions of memory; 3) CVE-2006-1517 - allows remote attackers to obtian sensitive information; and 4) CVE-2006-1518 - allow the execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Allows remote attackers to execute ASSESSMENT: arbitrary code. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-203.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Debian Security Advisory DSA-1071-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1071 ADDITIONAL LINKS: Debian Security Advisory DSA-1073-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1073 Debian Security Advisory DSA-1079-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1079 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2006-0903 CVE-2006-1516 CVE-2006-1517 CVE-2006-1518 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 05/23/2006 - revised Q-203 to add a link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-1073-1 for Source package mysql-dfsg-4.1 05/30/2006 - added a link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-1079-1 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge. [***** Start Debian Security Advisory DSA-1071-1 *****] Debian Security Advisory DSA-1071-1 mysql -- several vulnerabilities Date Reported: 22 May 2006 Affected Packages: mysql Vulnerable: Yes Security database references: In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 366044, Bug 366049, Bug 366163. In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 16850, BugTraq ID 17780. In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-0903, CVE-2006-1516, CVE-2006-1517, CVE-2006-1518. More information: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL, a popular SQL database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project identifies the following problems: CVE-2006-0903 Improper handling of SQL queries containing the NULL character allow local users to bypass logging mechanisms. CVE-2006-1516 Usernames without a trailing null byte allow remote attackers to read portions of memory. CVE-2006-1517 A request with an incorrect packet length allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2006-1518 Specially crafted request packets with invalid length values allow the execution of arbitrary code. The following vulnerability matrix shows which version of MySQL in which distribution has this problem fixed: woody sarge sid mysql 3.23.49-8.15 n/a n/a mysql-dfsg n/a 4.0.24-10sarge2 n/a mysql-dfsg-4.1 n/a 4.1.11a-4sarge3 n/a mysql-dfsg-5.0 n/a n/a 5.0.21-3 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_3.23.49-8.15.dsc http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.15.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_3.23.49-8.15_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_3.23.49-8.15_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_alpha.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_alpha.deb ARM: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_arm.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_arm.deb Intel IA-32: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_i386.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_i386.deb Intel IA-64: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_ia64.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_ia64.deb HPPA: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_hppa.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_hppa.deb Motorola 680x0: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_m68k.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_m68k.deb Big endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_mips.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_mips.deb Little endian MIPS: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_mipsel.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_mipsel.deb PowerPC: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_powerpc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_powerpc.deb IBM S/390: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_s390.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_s390.deb Sun Sparc: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.15_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.15_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.15_sparc.deb http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.15_sparc.deb MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory. 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