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MySQL MS-DOS Device Names Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14564
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Release Date:
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2005-03-14
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Last Update:
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2005-07-22
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Popularity:
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9,947 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MySQL 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0799
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Description:
Luca Ercoli has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of reserved MS-DOS device names. This can be exploited to cause a crash by changing to a database with a specially crafted name.
Example:
use LPT1;
Successful exploitation requires global privileges (on *.*) for any of the following commands:
* REFERENCES
* CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES
* GRANT OPTION
* CREATE
* SELECT
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 4.0.x and 4.1.x for Windows.
Solution:
Update to version 4.1.13.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luca Ercoli
Changelog:
2005-03-21: Added CVE reference.
2005-07-22: Vendor released fixed version. Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=9148
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/news-4-1-13.html
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