Package : mysql-dfsg Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-2558 BugTraq ID : 14509
A stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function of MySQL, a popular database, has been discovered that allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field. The ability to create user-defined functions is not typically granted to untrusted users.
The following vulnerability matrix shows which version of MySQL in which distribution has this problem fixed: