MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:2380

Info

MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2380
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 26 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 26 2001 12:00AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by Linux-Mandrake in an advisory dated January 26, 2001.
Vulnerable: MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.30
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.29
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.28 gamma
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.28
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.27
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.26
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.1
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.25
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.24
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.23
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.10
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.9
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.8
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.5
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.4
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
Not Vulnerable: MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.31
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.2

Discussion

MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker using the SHOW grants query can obtain encrypted users' passwords.

Using a dictionary attack, an attacker can read these password hashes, and further compromise users' accounts.

Exploit / POC

MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has supplied updated packages.


MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.10

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.23

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.24

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.25

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.26

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.27

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.28

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.28 gamma

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.29

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.3

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.30

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.4

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.5

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.8

MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.9

References

MySQL SHOW GRANTS Pasword Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

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