Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
MySQL yaSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28419
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28419/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From local network
SOFTWARE:
MySQL 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/8355/
DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to the use of vulnerable yaSSL
code.
For more information:
SA28324
Successful exploitation requires that SSL access through yaSSL is
enabled.
The vulnerabilities are reported in version 5.0.51. Other versions
after 5.0.9 may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict SSL access to trusted users only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Originally reported by Luigi Auriemma in yaSSL.
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28324:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28324/
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