MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:5853

Info

MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5853
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2002-0969
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 02 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 05:06PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Matt Moore.
Vulnerable: MySQL AB MySQL 4.0.1
MySQL AB MySQL 4.0 .0
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.49
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
Not Vulnerable: MySQL AB MySQL 4.0.3
MySQL AB MySQL 4.0.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.53
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
+ Sun Cobalt Qube 3
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.52
+ Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.51
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.50

Exploit / POC

MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has address this issue in the latest versions of MySQL. Users are urged to upgrade to the latest version of MySQL:


MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.49

MySQL AB MySQL 4.0 .0

MySQL AB MySQL 4.0.1

References

MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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