[CentOS] C5 MySQL injection attack ("Union Select")

[Always Learning]

On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 10:48 -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote:


> I guarantee that the 5.0.95 packages have security issues. Here is how
> to move to the newer mysql55 packages:
> 
> http://red.ht/1pAcb7q
> 
> I can't stress enough, mysql-5.0 on el5 is absolutely not updated
> security wise.  The last update to it happened on 22-Jan-2013 and was in
> CentOS-5.9 .. we are now in 5.11 and there have been upgrades to mysql55
> since then to fix security issues.
> 
> Here is more info on this MySQL 5.0 to 5.5 upgrade, that was required
> starting in CentOS 5.10.
> 
> http://red.ht/1o8VkHN
> 
> http://red.ht/1UK30hR
> 
> http://red.ht/1q48NT5

Thanks. Reading it now.



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Paul.
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