60664 : MySQL sql/sql_table.cc Data Home Directory Symlink CREATE TABLE Access Restriction Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-11-24

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-7247" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.9-alpha or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-7247 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 38043
Secunia Advisory ID: 38390 38517 39158 39176 39771 42252 47082 47402
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034591.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/034642.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201201-02.xml
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1397-1/
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2010-February/001042.html
Mail List Post: http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
News Article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174337/Apple_delivers_record_monster_security_update?taxonomyId=17
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3873656/article.htm

Tools & Filters

	5333

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-12-01 | Disagree?

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