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Joe Gallo and Artem Russakovskii discovered that the InnoDB
engine in MySQL did not properly perform input validation. An
authenticated user could use a crafted CONTAINS statement to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-5925)
It was discovered that under certain conditions MySQL could be
made to overwrite system table information. An authenticated
user could use a crafted RENAME statement to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2007-5969)
Philip Stoev discovered that the the federated engine of MySQL
did not properly handle responses with a small number of columns.
An authenticated user could use a crafted response to a SHOW
TABLE STATUS query and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6304)
It was discovered that MySQL did not properly enforce access
controls. An authenticated user could use a crafted CREATE...
Joe Gallo and Artem Russakovskii discovered that the InnoDB
engine in MySQL did not properly perform input validation. An
authenticated user could use a crafted CONTAINS statement to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-5925)
It was discovered that under certain conditions MySQL could be
made to overwrite system table information. An authenticated
user could use a crafted RENAME statement to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2007-5969)
Philip Stoev discovered that the the federated engine of MySQL
did not properly handle responses with a small number of columns.
An authenticated user could use a crafted response to a SHOW
TABLE STATUS query and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6304)
It was discovered that MySQL did not properly enforce access
controls. An authenticated user could use a crafted CREATE TABLE
LIKE statement to escalate privileges. (CVE-2007-3781)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | mysql-server-5.0 – 5.0.45-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | mysql-server-5.0 – 5.0.38-0ubuntu1.2 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | mysql-server-5.0 – 5.0.24a-9ubuntu2.2 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | mysql-server-5.0 – 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6 | ||
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