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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for mysql51 (ALAS-2014-298) (multiple CVEs)

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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for mysql51 (ALAS-2014-298) (multiple CVEs)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/31/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Buffer overflow in client/mysql.cc in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB before 5.5.35 allows remote database servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long server version string.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-bench
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-common
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-devel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-embedded
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-embedded-devel
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-libs
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-server
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-mysql51-test

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