National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-4227
Original release date:08/18/2006
Last revised:04/08/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (07/25/2008)
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This 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-3306
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: mysql-grant-execute-privilege-escalation(28442)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-338-1
External Source: BID
Name: 19559
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0364
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0083
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2006:023
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016709
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30351
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22080
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21770
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21506
Type: Advisory
External Source: MLIST
Name: [commits] 20060620 bk commit into 5.0 tree (kroki:1.2168) BUG#18630
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=18630