CVE-2005-2558

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function in MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta allows remote authenticated users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code via a long function_name field.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.80% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-831	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21737	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:163	vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035845.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-180-2/	vendor advisory
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-180-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_21_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-833	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-829	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20381	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14509	vdb entry patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-236703-1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00005.html	vendor advisory
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-002.html	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112354450412427&w=2	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1326/references	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.18.1/SCOSA-2006.18.1.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17027	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29847	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2558?: CVE-2005-2558 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2558?: To fix CVE-2005-2558, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2558 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2558 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.