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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d2e8e04 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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="200705-11"> + <title>MySQL: Two Denial of Service vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Two Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MySQL</product> + <announced>May 08, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 08, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>170126</bug> + <bug>171934</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/mysql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.0.38</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">5.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.0.38</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + mu-b discovered a NULL pointer dereference in item_cmpfunc.cc when + processing certain types of SQL requests. Sec Consult also discovered + another NULL pointer dereference when sorting certain types of queries + on the database metadata. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + In both cases, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted SQL + request to the server, possibly resulting in a server crash. Note that + the attacker needs the ability to execute SELECT queries. + </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 --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.0.38"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27513">Original Report</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1420">CVE-2007-1420</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:47:08 +0000"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:17:16 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:17:35 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |