National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-6303
Original release date:12/10/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 does not update the DEFINER value of a view when the view is altered, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a sequence of statements including a CREATE SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW statement and an ALTER VIEW statement.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification
- Official Statement from Red Hat (01/09/2008)
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This issue did not affect the mysql packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
This issue affected the mysql packages as shipped in Red Hat Application Stack v1 and v2 and was addressed by RHSA-2007:1157:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-4471
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-4465
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2187
External Source: XF
Name: mysql-definer-value-privilege-escalation(38989)
External Source: BID
Name: 26832
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080205 rPSA-2008-0040-1 mysql mysql-bench mysql-server
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:1157
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:017
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4198
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019085
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28063
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28025
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://lists.mysql.com/announce/502
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29908
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-588-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0040
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200804-04
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29706
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29443
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28838
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28739
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:003