Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2007-3781 CVE-2007-5925 CVE-2007-5969 CVE-2007-6304
Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-559-1 December 21, 2007mysql-dfsg-5.0 vulnerabilitiesCVE-2007-3781, CVE-2007-5925, CVE-2007-5969, CVE-2007-6304===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 6.06 LTSUbuntu 6.10Ubuntu 7.04Ubuntu 7.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.6Ubuntu 6.10: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.24a-9ubuntu2.2Ubuntu 7.04: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.38-0ubuntu1.2Ubuntu 7.10: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu3.1In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:Joe Gallo and Artem Russakovskii discovered that the InnoDBengine in MySQL did not properly perform input validation. Anauthenticated user could use a crafted CONTAINS statement tocause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-5925)It was discovered that under certain conditions MySQL could bemade to overwrite system table information. An authenticateduser could use a crafted RENAME statement to escalate privileges.(CVE-2007-5969)Philip Stoev discovered that the the federated engine of MySQLdid not properly handle responses with a small number of columns.An authenticated user could use a crafted response to a SHOWTABLE STATUS query and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6304)It was discovered that MySQL did not properly enforce accesscontrols. An authenticated user could use a crafted CREATE TABLELIKE statement to escalate privileges. (CVE-2007-3781)
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