| VID |
25073 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
3306 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
DB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of MySQL which is older than 5.1.32 is running on the host. MySQL versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.32 are denial-of-service vulnerability. Specifically, an authenticated user can cause an assertion failure leading to a server crash by calling 'ExtractValue()' or 'UpdateXML()' using an XPath expression employing a scalar expression as a 'FilterExpr'.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote MySQL server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=42495
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-32.html
* Platforms Affected:
MySQL AB, MySQL versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.32
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (5.1.32 or later), available from the MySQL Web site at http://www.mysql.com/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2009-0819 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
33972 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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