Executive Summary

Summary
Title MySQL client vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-63-1 First vendor Publication 2005-01-18
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2005-01-18
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)

The following packages are affected:

mysql-client

The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 4.0.20-2ubuntu1.2. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Details follow:

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the "mysqlaccess" program created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-63-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 76
Application 165
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-33 (mysql)
File : nvt/glsa_200501_33.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: mysql-scripts
File : nvt/freebsd_mysql-scripts.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 647-1 (mysql)
File : nvt/deb_647_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
13013 MySQL mysqlaccess.sh Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2012-01-18 Name : Arbitrary files could be read or overwritten via the remote database server.
File : mysql_client_symlink_attack.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-63-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-18 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120292-02
File : solaris10_120292.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-18 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 120293-02
File : solaris10_x86_120293.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_ce109fd467f311d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-14 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200501-33.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-11 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-01-19 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-647.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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2014-02-17 12:05:13
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