MySQL 4.x - Advisories by Product - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

This vulnerability report for MySQL 4.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

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Table of Contents

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2009

2.2. Statistics for 2008

2.3. Statistics for 2007

2.4. Statistics for 2006

2.5. Statistics for 2005

2.6. Statistics for 2004

2.7. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2009

3.2. List for 2008

3.3. List for 2007

3.4. List for 2006

3.5. List for 2005

3.6. List for 2004

3.7. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor	MySQL

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Affected By	24 Secunia advisories 27 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched	17% (4 of 24 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting MySQL 4.x, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Less critical .

24 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2009

Secunia has issued a total of 24 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for MySQL 4.x. Currently, 17% (4 out of 24) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Less critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting MySQL 4.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.

MySQL "dispatch_command()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 1 of 1 in 2009. 2,080 views.

Release Date:
2009-07-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA35767

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Nikolaos Rangos has discovered a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

MySQL MyISAM Table Privilege Check Bypass
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 1 of 1 in 2008. 7,942 views.

Release Date:
2008-05-08

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA30134

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

MySQL System Table Information Overwrite Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2007. 11,171 views.

Release Date:
2007-12-10

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27981

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate certain data. [Read More]

MySQL InnoDB Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Workaround. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2007. 9,874 views.

Release Date:
2007-11-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27568

Solution Status:
Vendor Workaround

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

MySQL Denial of Service Vulnerability and Multiple Security Issues
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2007. 13,978 views.

Release Date:
2007-05-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25301

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Various security issues and a vulnerability have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated privileges, bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or malicious people to cause a DoS. [Read More]

MySQL MERGE Table Privilege Revoke Bypass
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 4 in 2006. 17,625 views.

Release Date:
2006-08-01

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21259

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Peter Gulutzan has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

MySQL Multibyte Encoding SQL Injection Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 4 in 2006. 18,744 views.

Release Date:
2006-06-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20365

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks. [Read More]

MySQL Information Disclosure and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 4 in 2006. 19,589 views.

Release Date:
2006-05-03

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19929

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

MySQL Query Logging Bypass Security Issue
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 4 in 2006. 13,960 views.

Release Date:
2006-02-27

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19034

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
1dt.w0lf has discovered a security issue in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. [Read More]

MySQL Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 5 in 2005. 18,037 views.

Release Date:
2005-07-22

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA16170

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially by malicious people to execute arbitrary code. [Read More]

MySQL mysql_install_db Insecure Temporary File Creation
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 5 in 2005. 11,854 views.

Release Date:
2005-05-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA15369

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Eric Romang has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to conduct various actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges. [Read More]

MySQL MS-DOS Device Names Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 5 in 2005. 12,154 views.

Release Date:
2005-03-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA14564

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Luca Ercoli has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

MySQL Two Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 5 in 2005. 19,374 views.

Release Date:
2005-03-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA14547

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Stefano Di Paola has reported two vulnerabilities in MySQL, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system and by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges. [Read More]

MySQL mysqlaccess Script Insecure Temporary File Creation
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 5 of 5 in 2005. 15,893 views.

Release Date:
2005-01-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA13867

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges. [Read More]

MySQL Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 5 in 2004. 16,508 views.

Release Date:
2004-10-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12783

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions or cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]

MySQL "mysql_real_connect()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 5 in 2004. 19,046 views.

Release Date:
2004-08-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12305

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Lukasz Wojtow has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, potentially allowing malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]

MySQL mysqlhotcopy Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 3 of 5 in 2004. 11,142 views.

Release Date:
2004-08-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12327

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Jeroen van Wolffelaar has discovered a vulnerability in MySQL, potentially allowing malicious users to overwrite arbitrary files. [Read More]

MySQL Authentication Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 5 in 2004. 16,476 views.

Release Date:
2004-07-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12020

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Privilege escalation

Where:
From local network

Short Description:
Chris Anley has reported two vulnerabilities in MySQL, allowing malicious people to gain access to the database or the local system. [Read More]

MySQL "mysqlbug" Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 5 in 2004. 12,492 views.

Release Date:
2004-03-29

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA11223

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
Shaun Colley has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, potentially allowing malicious users to escalate their privileges. [Read More]

MySQL Set Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2003. 15,699 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9709

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system. [Read More]

MySQL Win32 Exposes Admin Password
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2003. 16,080 views.

Release Date:
2003-08-19

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9565

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in MySQL on Windows systems allowing malicious, local users to see the administrative username and password. [Read More]

MySQL weak password encryption
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2003. 11,252 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8753

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Brute force

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A weakness has been identified in the way that MySQL encrypts passwords when storing them. [Read More]

MySQL multiple vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 2 in 2002. 8,604 views.

Release Date:
2002-12-12

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7699

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited to cause a Denial of Service and escalate privileges on a vulnerable system. [Read More]

MySQL on win32 locally exploitable buffer overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 2 in 2002. 5,156 views.

Release Date:
2002-10-02

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7194

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Privilege escalation

Where:
Local system

Short Description:
A locally exploitable buffer overflow exists which would allow users to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows NT/2000 based systems. [Read More]