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[cobalt-users] Fw: LiveSecurity | Information Alert: 4 Holes in MySQL



> INFORMATION ALERT
>
> AN EMERGING ISSUE WITH:
> MULTIPLE MYSQL VULNERABILITIES
>
> SEVERITY:
> Medium
>
> DATE:
> December 12, 2002
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> For an easier-to-read HTML version of this article, go to:
> https://www3.watchguard.com/archive/showhtml.asp?pack=135243
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> SUMMARY:
>
> In a post to VulnWatch today, Stefan Esser described four
> vulnerabilities affecting  MySQL v3.x and v4.x. A hacker can exploit
> these vulnerabilities to cause Denial of Services, elevate local
> user privileges and, in some cases, execute code on your MySQL
> server and possibly your MySQL clients. There is no direct impact on
> WatchGuard products. Administrators using MySQL v3.x and 4.x should
> download, test, and install v3.23.54 as soon as possible..
>
>

does anyone know if there's a pkg for v3.23.54? i can't find one anywhere...
anyone volunteering to create one? i'm too scared to do an install from
source.

andy