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Gentoo: 202310-12 Important: PostgreSQL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey September 15, 2003
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
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Anyone with global administrative privileges on a MySQL server may execute arbitrary code even on a host he isn't supposed to have a shell on, with the privileges of the system acc...

Summary


GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200309-08
    FIXED VERSION : >=mysql-3.23.57-r1 >=mysql-4.0.13-r4 >=mysql-4.0.14-r2(masked)


quote from advisory:
"Anyone with global administrative privileges on a MySQL server may execute arbitrary code even on a host he isn't supposed to have a shell on, with the privileges of the system account running the MySQL server."
read the full advisory at:

SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running dev-db/mysql upgrade to either one of these versions:
3.23.x - mysql-3.23.57-r1 4.0.x - mysql-4.0.13-r4 OR mysql-4.0.14-r2 if accepting "~" keywords.
emerge sync emerge \=dev-db/mysql/ emerge clean
aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at solar@gentoo.org

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PACKAGE : mysql
SUMMARY : buffer overflow
DATE : 2003-09-15 10:00 UTC
EXPLOIT : remote
VERSIONS AFFECTED : <mysql-3.23.57-r1 =mysql-4.0.14-r2(masked)
CVE : CAN-2003-0780

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