Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811630
Category:	Databases
Title:	MySQL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	MySQL is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: MySQL is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due to table creation option allows the use of the MySQL data directory in DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an authenticated user to use the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to possibly bypass privilege checks. Affected Software/OS: MySQL version before 5.0.67 on Linux Solution: Upgrade to MySQL version 5.0.67. CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4098 32578 http://secunia.com/advisories/32578 32759 http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 32769 http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 38517 http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 DSA-1662 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662 MDVSA-2009:094 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094 RHSA-2009:1067 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html RHSA-2010:0110 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html SUSE-SR:2008:025 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html USN-1397-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 USN-671-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 USN-897-1 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 [oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE request: MySQL incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20 [oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE request: MySQL incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25 http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 mysql-myisam-symlink-security-bypass(45649) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10591 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591
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