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Date:      Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:35:30 -0600 (CST)
From:      Guy Helmer <ghelmer@cs.iastate.edu>
To:        Mitch Vincent <mitch@venux.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-00:05.mysql322-server
Message-ID:  <Pine.HPX.4.05.10002290924160.23120-100000@popeye.cs.iastate.edu>
In-Reply-To: <006701bf82c2$b6436680$40ee2fd8@venux.net>

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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Mitch Vincent wrote:

> I'm guessing everyone has seen this, however I'm concerned. If this is a
> MySQL bug, there is nothing on MySQL's site about it. The email references
> the "322-server", there have been 32 more releases (patch levels but still,
> releases) since 3.22 (if there even was a 3.22 to start with)..

A close look at the message shows that versions prior to 3.22.32 are
affected.

> Is this a bug that only effects the MySQL server installed from the ports?
> If so, I'm not sure I understand how that can be if it's a bug in MySQL
> itself.

The security problems are not isolated to the FreeBSD ports of MySQL. See
the bugtraq archives at www.securityfocus.com -- search for "MySQL" --
where two recent problems, password authentication and remote access
vulnerabilities, are described.

> I've very concerned as we run several MySQL servers that could be effected
> by this.

Upgrade soon!

HTH,
Guy

Guy Helmer, Ph.D. Candidate, Iowa State University Dept. of Computer Science 
Research Assistant, Dept. of Computer Science   ---   ghelmer@cs.iastate.edu
http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~ghelmer



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