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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3840-1 (mysql-connector-java - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Thijs Alkemade discovered that unexpected automatic deserialisation of Java objects in the MySQL Connector/J JDBC driver may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Affected Software

Affected Software

mysql-connector-java on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1~deb8u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 5.1.41-1. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-connector-java packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)