The mysql-server package in FreeBSD Ports is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56714");
script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-04 20:41:11 +0200 (Thu, 04 Sep 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-1518");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("FreeBSD Ports: mysql-server");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdrel");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following package is affected: mysql-server
CVE-2006-1518
Buffer overflow in the open_table function in sql_base.cc in MySQL
5.0.x up to 5.0.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code via crafted COM_TABLE_DUMP packets with invalid length values.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=8");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=114659633220473");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/a8d8713e-dc83-11da-a22b-000c6ec775d9.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");
vuln = FALSE;
txt = "";
bver = portver(pkg:"mysql-server");
if(!isnull(bver) && revcomp(a:bver, b:"5.0")>0 && revcomp(a:bver, b:"5.0.21")<0) {
txt += 'Package mysql-server version ' + bver + ' is installed which is known to be vulnerable.\n';
vuln = TRUE;
}
if(vuln) {
security_message(data:txt);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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