Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1783-1 mysql-dfsg-5.0 -- multiple vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 29 Apr 2009
- Affected Packages:
- mysql-dfsg-5.0
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 498362.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-3963, CVE-2008-4456. - More information:
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified affecting MySQL, a relational database server, and its associated interactive client application. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following two problems:
- CVE-2008-3963
Kay Roepke reported that the MySQL server would not properly handle an empty bit-string literal in an SQL statement, allowing an authenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (a crash) in mysqld. This issue affects the oldstable distribution (etch), but not the stable distribution (lenny).
- CVE-2008-4456
Thomas Henlich reported that the MySQL commandline client application did not encode HTML special characters when run in HTML output mode (that is, "mysql --html ..."). This could potentially lead to cross-site scripting or unintended script privilege escalation if the resulting output is viewed in a browser or incorporated into a web site.
For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.32-7etch10.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.51a-24+lenny1.
We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-dfsg-5.0 packages.
- CVE-2008-3963
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.32.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.32.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server_5.0.32-7etch10_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client_5.0.32-7etch10_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-common_5.0.32-7etch10_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client_5.0.32-7etch10_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_ia64.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-4.1_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.32-7etch10_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.51a.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-dfsg-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-common_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-common_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15off_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/libmysqlclient15-dev_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-5.0/mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.