MySQL GRANT EXECUTE privilege escalation
| mysql-grant-execute-privilege-escalation (28442) |  High Risk |
Description:
MySQL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges. An attacker could use the GRANT EXECUTE command to execute a routine with the privileges of the user issuing the GRANT EXECUTE command.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0 Alpha
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.0.0
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.1
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.18
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.19
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.2
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.20
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.21
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.22.1.0.1
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.24
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.3
- MySQL, MySQL 5.0.4
- MySQL, MySQL 5.1.10
- MySQL, MySQL 5.1.5
- MySQL, MySQL 5.1.6
- MySQL, MySQL 5.1.9
- RedHat, Application Stack v1 for EL AS 4
- RedHat, Application Stack v1 for EL ES 4
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
Remedy:
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2007:0083-3 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual, D.1.1. Changes in release 5.0.25 (Not yet released) at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html.
- MySQL Web site, MySQL AB :: MySQL Downloads at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.
- ASA-2007-077: mysql security update (RHSA-2007-0083)
- BID-19559: MySQL Privilege Elevation and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4227: MySQL before 5.0.25 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 evaluates arguments of suid routines in the security context of the routine's definer instead of the routine's caller, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges through a routine that has been made available using GRANT EXECUTE.
- RHSA-2007-0083: Low: mysql security update
- RHSA-2008-0364: Low: mysql security and bug fix update
- SA21506: MySQL Create Database Bypass and Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1016709: MySQL Error in Checking suid Routine Arguments May Let Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- SUSE-SR:2006:023: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-338-1: MySQL vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3306: MySQL Database Creation Security Bypass and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 17, 2006
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