Package : mysql-dfsg-4.1 Vulnerability : several Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2006-3081 CVE-2006-3469 Debian Bug : 373913 375694
Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in the MySQL database server, which may lead to denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2006-3081
"Kanatoko" discovered that the server can be crashed with feeding NULL values to the str_to_date() function.
CVE-2006-3469
Jean-David Maillefer discovered that the server can be crashed with specially crafted date_format() function calls.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 4.1.11a-4sarge5.
For the unstable distribution (sid) does no longer contain MySQL 4.1 packages. MySQL 5.0 from sid is not affected.
We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------
