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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..17c841f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200608-09"> + <title>MySQL: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + An authenticated user can crash MySQL through invalid parameters to the + date_format function. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mysql</product> + <announced>August 06, 2006</announced> + <revised>August 07, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>142429</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/mysql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.1.21</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">4.1.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.1.21</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Jean-David Maillefer discovered a format string vulnerability in + time.cc where MySQL fails to properly handle specially formatted user + input to the date_format function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By specifying a format string as the first parameter to the date_format + function, an authenticated attacker could cause MySQL to crash, + resulting in a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=dev-db/mysql-4.1.21"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3469">CVE-2006-3469</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:22:07 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:22:38 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:32:52 +0000"> + hlieberman + </metadata> +</glsa> |