ISS X-Force Database: mysql-federated-engine-dos(38990): MySQL federated engine denial of service

MySQL federated engine denial of service

mysql-federated-engine-dos (38990)

Low Risk

Description:

MySQL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of responses with a small number of columns by the federated engine when it is performing a SHOW TABLE STATUS query. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a response without the minimum number of columns to cause the federated handler and the daemon to crash.

Platforms Affected:

Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
Gentoo, Linux
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
MySQL, MySQL 5.0
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0 Alpha
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0.0
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.1
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.10
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.10a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.11
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.12
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.13
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.14
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.15
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.15a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.16
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.16a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.17
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.17a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.18
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.19
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.1a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.2
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.20
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.20a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.21
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.22
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.22.1.0.1
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.24
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.27
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.3
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.3 Beta
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.33
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.37
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.3a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.4
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.41
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.4a
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.5
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.6
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.7
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.8
MySQL, MySQL 5.0.9
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.1
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.10
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.11
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.12
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.13
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.14
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.15
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.16
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.17
MySQL, MySQL 5.1.2
MySQL, MySQL 6.0.0
MySQL, MySQL 6.0.1
MySQL, MySQL 6.0.2
MySQL, MySQL 6.0.3

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (5.1.23, 5.0.52 or 6.0.4 or later), available from the MySQL Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

MySQL 5.0.52 Reference Manual, C.1.2. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.52 [MRU] (30 Nov 2007) at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.
MySQL 5.1.23 Reference Manual, C.1.1. Changes in MySQL 5.1.23 (Not yet released) at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.
MySQL 6.0.4 Reference Manual, C.1.2. Changes in MySQL 6.0.4 (Not yet released) at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.
BID-26832: MySQL Server Privilege Escalation And Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
CVE-2007-6304: The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when performing a certain SHOW TABLE STATUS query, allows remote MySQL servers to cause a denial of service (federated handler crash and daemon crash) via a response that lacks the minimum required number of columns.
DSA-1451: mysql-dfsg-5.0 -- several vulnerabilities
FrSIRT/ADV-2007-4198: MySQL Multiple Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
GLSA-200804-04: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
MDVSA-2008:017: Updated MySQL packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
MDVSA-2008:028: Updated MySQL packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
SA28063: MySQL Security Issue and Two Vulnerabilities
SECTRACK ID: 1019085: MySQL Bugs Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service
SUSE-SR:2008:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
USN-559-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

Reported:

Dec 10, 2007

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