MySQL ALTER TABLE RENAME bypass restriction
| mysql-alter-restriction-bypass (17666) |  Low Risk |
Description:
MySQL could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a vulnerability in the ALTER TABLE RENAME operation, which enables the CREATE/INSERT rights for old tables.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 2
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 3
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 4
- FreeBSD, FreeBSD 2.0
- FreeBSD, FreeBSD 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- HP, HP-UX 10.20
- HP, HP-UX 11.00
- IBM, AIX 4
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.10
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.2
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.22
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.23
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.25
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.26
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.27
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.28 Gamma
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.28
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.29
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.3
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.30
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.31
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.32
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.33
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.34
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.36
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.37
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.38
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.39
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.4
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.40
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.41
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.42
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.43
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.44
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.45
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.46
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.47
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.48
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.49
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.5
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.50
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.51
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.52
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.53
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.53a
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.54
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.54a
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.55
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.56
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.58
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.8
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.9
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.0
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.1
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.10
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.11
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.11 Gamma
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.12
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.13
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.14
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.15
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.17
- MySQL, MySQL 4.0.18
- MySQL, MySQL 4.1.0.0
- MySQL, MySQL 4.1.0.0 Alpha
- MySQL, MySQL 4.1.1
- MySQL, MySQL 4.1.11
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0 Alpha
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0
- NetBSD, NetBSD 1.3
- NetBSD, NetBSD 1.4
- OpenBSD, OpenBSD 2.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Linux 7
- RedHat, Linux 7.2
- RedHat, Linux 8.0
- RedHat, Linux 9.0
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
- SCO, SCO OpenServer
- SCO, SCO UnixWare 7.0.1
- SGI, IRIX 6.0
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 2.6
- Sun, Solaris 2.7
- Sun, SunOS 4.0
- Trustix, Enterprise Server 2
- Trustix, Secure Linux 1.5
- Trustix, Secure Linux 2.0
- Trustix, Secure Linux 2.1
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (3.23.59 or 4.0.21 or later), available from the MySQL Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest mysql package, as listed below. Refer to DSA-562-1 for more information. See References.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody): 3.23.49-8.8 or later
For Trustix Secure Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mysql package, as listed in Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0054 for more information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mysql package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:597-06 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 3.23.58-1.72.1 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (4.0.21 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-22. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mysql-server package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:611-04 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 3.23.58-2.3.x86_64 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest MySQL package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:119 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 4.0.15-1.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 3.23.56-1.6.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 4.0.18-1.2.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.1: 4.0.20-3.1.101mdk or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest MySQL package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:892 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 8: 4.0.15-62448U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 3.23.58-20507U90_2cl or later
For Fedora Core 2:
Upgrade to the latest mysql package (3.23.58-9.1 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-530. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-018, Red Hat Update MySQL Packages Fix Security Issues and Bugs at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:892, Fixes for several mysql vulnerabilities at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000892.
- MySQL Bugs: #3270, ALTER TABLE ... RENAME do not check rights of target table at http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=3270.
- MySQL Web site, MySQL:The World's Most Popular Open Source Database at http://www.mysql.com/.
- Sun Alert ID: 201658, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in The "MySQL" Package at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201658-1.
- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0054, Multiple security vulnerabilities at http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0054/.
- BID-11357: MySQL Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0835: MySQL 3.x before 3.23.59, 4.x before 4.0.19, 4.1.x before 4.1.2, and 5.x before 5.0.1, checks the CREATE/INSERT rights of the original table instead of the target table in an ALTER TABLE RENAME operation, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities.
- DSA-562: mysql -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200410-22: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:119: Updated MySQL packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-597: mysql security update
- RHSA-2004-611: mysql-server security update
- SA12783: MySQL Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1011606: MySQL May Let Remote Authenticated Users Access Restricted Tables or Crash the System
- SUSE-SR:2004:001: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Oct 11, 2004
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