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TITLE:
Oracle MySQL Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51008

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-10-17

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle MySQL Server,
which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially
sensitive information, manipulate certain data, and cause a DoS
(Denial of Service) and by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial
of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error in the Information Schema component can be
exploited by authenticated users to potentially execute arbitrary
code.

2) An unspecified error in the Protocol component can be exploited to
potentially execute arbitrary code.

3) An unspecified error in the Server component can be exploited by
authenticated users to cause a DoS.

4) An unspecified error in the MySQL Client component can be
exploited to manipulate certain data and cause a DoS.

5) An unspecified error in the InnoDB component can be exploited by
authenticated users to cause a DoS.

6) An unspecified error in the InnoDB Plugin component can be
exploited by authenticated users to cause a DoS.

7) An unspecified error in the Server component can be exploited by
authenticated users to cause a DoS.

8) An unspecified error in the Server Optimizer component can be
exploited by authenticated users to cause a DoS.

9) An unspecified error in the Server Optimizer component can be
exploited by authenticated users to cause a DoS.

10) An unspecified error in the MySQL Client component can be
exploited by authenticated users to disclose certain data.

11) An unspecified error in the Server component can be exploited by
authenticated users to cause a DoS.

12) An unspecified error in the Server Full Text Search component can
be exploited by authenticated users to cause a DoS.

13) An unspecified error in the Server Replication component can be
exploited by authenticated users to cause a DoS.

14) An unspecified error in the Server Installation component can be
exploited by local users to disclose certain data.

The vulnerabilities are reported in version 5.1.63 and earlier and
version 5.5.25 and earlier.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
It is currently unclear who reported these vulnerabilities as the
Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2012 only provides a bundled
list of credits. This section will be updated when/if the original
reporter provides more information.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html#AppendixMSQL

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