Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2006-129-02.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2006-129-02
Insight
New mysql packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix security issues. The MySQL package shipped with Slackware 10.2 may possibly leak sensitive information found in uninitialized memory to authenticated users. The MySQL package previously in Slackware -current also suffered from these flaws, but an additional overflow could allow arbitrary code execution.
Since the vulnerabilities require a valid login and/or access to the database server, the risk is moderate. Slackware does not provide network access to a MySQL database by default.
More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database.
Issues that affect both Slackware 10.2 and -current:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1516 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1517
An issue affecting only Slackware -current:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1518
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-1516, CVE-2006-1517, CVE-2006-1518 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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