Debian Security Advisory

DSA-013 MySQL -- remote buffer overflow

Date Reported:

23 Jan 2001

Affected Packages:

mysql

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 2262.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-1274.

More information:

Nicolas Gregoire has reported a buffer overflow in the mysql server that leads to a remote exploit. An attacker could gain mysqld privileges (and thus gaining access to all the databases).

We recommend you upgrade your mysql package immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian 2.2 (potato)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mysql_3.22.32-4.diff.gz; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mysql_3.22.32-4.dsc; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mysql_3.22.32.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-all/mysql-doc_3.22.32-4_all.deb
alpha:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_alpha.deb
arm:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_arm.deb
i386:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_i386.deb
m68k:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_m68k.deb
powerpc:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_powerpc.deb
sparc:: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mysql-client_3.22.32-4_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mysql-server_3.22.32-4_sparc.deb