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MDKSA-2006:097: MySQL
Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the MySQL package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2006:097 (MySQL).



SQL injection vulnerability in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.20 and 5.0.x

before 5.0.22 permits context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary

SQL commands via crafted multibyte encodings in character sets such as

SJIS, BIG5, and GBK, which are not properly handled when the

mysql_real_escape function is used to escape the input.



MySQL 4.0.18 in Corporate 3.0 and MNF 2.0 is not affected by this issue.



Packages have been patched to correct this issue.



Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:097
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security
Workstations, Terminals

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