CVE-2006-4227

Summary

CVECVE-2006-4227
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-08-18 20:04:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-17 20:05:00 UTC
DescriptionMySQL 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.1 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.2 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.20 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.22.1.0.1 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.24 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.3 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.4 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.1.5 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.1 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.2 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.20 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.22.1.0.1 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.24 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.3 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.4 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.1.5 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.0 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.10 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.9 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.0 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.10 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.1.9 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MySQL Create Database Bypass and Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for mysql - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
MySQL Bugs: #18630: Arguments of suid routine calculated in wrong security context CONFIRM bugs.mysql.com Exploit
MySQL AB :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: G.1.3 Changes in release 5.0.25 (15 September 2006) CONFIRM dev.mysql.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - MySQL Error in Checking suid Routine Arguments May Let Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Ubuntu update for mysql-dfsg-5.0 - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
usn/usn-338-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
MySQL Lists: commits: bk commit into 5.0 tree (kroki:1.2168) BUG#18630 MLIST lists.mysql.com
MySQL Privilege Elevation and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-07-25Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect the versions of MySQL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4. Issue was addressed in MySQL packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html

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