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CVE-2008-4456

Published: 6 October 2008

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
PoC: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Oct/0059.html
fixed in 5.0.89 and 5.1.42

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
mysql-dfsg-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.12)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.5)
intrepid
Released (5.0.67-0ubuntu6.1)
jaunty
Released (5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.3)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

Patches:
vendor: http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/mysql-dfsg-5.0/5.0.51a-24+lenny2/94_SECURITY_CVE-2008-4456.dpatch
upstream: http://lists.mysql.com/commits/91358 (5.0)
upstream: http://lists.mysql.com/commits/91917 (5.0 fix for windows?)

mysql-dfsg-5.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
upstream Needs triage

karmic Not vulnerable
(5.1.37-1ubuntu5)
lucid Not vulnerable
(5.1.41-3ubuntu2)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

Patches:



upstream: http://lists.mysql.com/commits/72932 (5.1)
mysql-5.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Not vulnerable
(5.1.41-3ubuntu2)
natty Not vulnerable
(5.1.41-3ubuntu2)
upstream Not vulnerable