Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809331
Category:	Databases
Title:	Oracle MySQL 'my.conf' Security Bypass Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Oracle MySQL is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.;; This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT 'Oracle MySQL Security Updates (oct2016-2881722) 09 - Linux'; (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809387).
Description:	Summary: Oracle MySQL is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT 'Oracle MySQL Security Updates (oct2016-2881722) 09 - Linux' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809387). Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due to datadir is writable by the mysqld server, and a user that can connect to MySQL can create 'my.cnf' in the datadir using 'SELECT ... OUTFILE'. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow a local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by setting malloc_lib. Affected Software/OS: Oracle MySQL before 5.5.52, 5.6.x before 5.6.33, and 5.7.x before 5.7.15. Solution: Upgrade to Oracle MySQL 5.5.52, or 5.6.33, or 5.7.15, or later. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6662 BugTraq ID: 92912 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92912 Debian Security Information: DSA-3666 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3666 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40360/ http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/23 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Exploit-Remote-Root-Code-Execution-Privesc-CVE-2016-6662.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/12/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2058 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2058.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2059 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2059.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2060 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2060.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2061 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2061.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2062 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2062.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2077 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2077.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2130 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2130.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2131 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2131.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2595 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2595.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2749 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2749.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2927 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2927.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2928 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2928.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0184 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0184.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036769
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