| VID |
25092 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
3306 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
DB |
| Detailed Description |
The version of MySQL Community Server installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.1.48 and thus potentially affected by a denial of service vulnerability.
The 'ALTER DATABASE' command can be misused by a user with 'ALTER' permissions to cause the MySQL data directory to become unusable.
* 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=53804
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-48.html
* Platforms Affected:
MySQL versions 5.x prior to 5.1.48
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (5.1.48 or later), available from the MySQL Web site at http://www.mysql.com/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2010-2008 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
41198 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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