MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

BID:5513

Info

MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5513
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 19 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 19 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Published by Mike Bommarito <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.52
+ Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.51
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.50
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.49
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.48
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.47
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.46
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.45
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.44
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.3
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.43
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.42
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.41
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.40
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.39
+ HP SCM 3.0
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.38
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.37
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.36
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i686
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i586
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.34
- Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
- Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
- Debian Linux 2.2 arm
- Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
- Debian Linux 2.2 68k
- Debian Linux 2.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.5.1
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- IBM AIX 4.3.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.7
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.6
- Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
- Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
- Sun Solaris 8_x86
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0_x86
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6_x86
- Sun Solaris 2.6
- SuSE Linux 7.1
- SuSE Linux 7.0
- SuSE Linux 6.4
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.31
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
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
MySQL AB MySQL 3.23.2
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.30
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.29
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.28
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.27
MySQL AB MySQL 3.22.26
MySQL AB MySQL 3.20.32 a
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

MySQL is is an open source relational database project, and is available for a number of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows.

Reportedly, most logging is disabled by default in MySQL. If not explicitely enabled, an administrator may not detect malicious actions or attacks against the database.

This issue has been reported in the Windows binary release of MySQL. Other versions may share this default configuration, this has not however been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

Solution:
Administrators should enable logging, and monitor logs on a regular basis.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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MySQL Logging Not Enabled Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability

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