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Bug 190863

Summary:	CVE-2006-1516 mysql anonymous login information leak
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	mysql	Assignee:	Tom Lane <tgl>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	4.0	CC:	byte, hhorak
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	impact=moderate,source=vendorsec,public=20060502,reported=20060503
Fixed In Version:	RHSA-2006-0544	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Description Josh Bressers 2006-05-05 19:27:22 UTC

The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x
up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of
memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.

http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=7

Comment 4 Josh Bressers 2006-06-14 12:22:12 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0544.html