Multiple Security Vulnerabilities May Affect MySQL 4.0.x Bundled With Solaris 10

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Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in MySQL 4.0.x (see below for details)

1. Impact

Multiple security vulnerabilities in the "MySQL" package, an open source database package bundled with Solaris 10 (see mysqld(1)), may result in one or more of the following issues:

1. A stack-based buffer overflow in the "init_syms" function in MySQL 4.0 prior to 4.0.25 may allow a remote authenticated users with the ability to create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long "function_name"  field.  For additional information see:

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2558

2.  The "check_connection" function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x through 4.0.26 may allow  a remote unauthorized users to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte.  This may result in a buffer over-read. For additional information see:

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1516

3. "sql_parse.cc"  in MySQL 4.0.x through 4.0.26 may allow a remote unauthorized users to obtain sensitive information via a "COM_TABLE_DUMP" request with an incorrect packet length that  includes portions of memory in an error message. For additional information see:

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1517

2. Contributing Factors

These issues can occur in the following :

SPARC Platform

• Solaris 10 without patch 120292-02

x86 Platform

• Solaris 10 without patch 120293-02

Note: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 are not impacted by these issues.

In order for a system to be vulnerable to the issues mentioned above, (with the exception of  issue number 3),  the "MySQL" server daemon (mysqld(1)) must be running on the system. To determine if the "MySQL" server daemon is running on the system, the following command can be executed:

    $ pgrep -lf mysqld || echo "System is not affected."
    107098 /usr/sfw/sbin/mysqld

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issues have been exploited.

4. Workaround

There is no workaround for these issues.

5. Resolution

These issues is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• Solaris 10 with patch 120292-02 or later
  

x86 Platform

• Solaris 10 with patch 120293-02 or later
  

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Modification History

30-Jun-2008: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections. Resolved.

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