Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CertDecoder::GetName function in src/asn.cpp in TaoCrypt in yaSSL before 1.9.9, as used in mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.90, MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.43, MySQL 5.5.x through 5.5.0-m2, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and daemon crash) by establishing an SSL connection and sending an X.509 client certificate with a crafted name field, as demonstrated by mysql_overflow1.py and the vd_mysql5 module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11. NOTE: this was originally reported for MySQL 5.0.51a.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-1997-1 | New mysql-dfsg-5.0 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-897-1 | MySQL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1397-1 | MySQL vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:01:20.829Z
Reserved: 2009-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-4484
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-12-30T21:30:00.547
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-4484
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN