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MySQL MyISAM Table Privilege Check Bypass
Secunia Advisory:	SA30134	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-05-08
Last Update:	2008-09-30
Popularity:	5,339 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Security Bypass
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Workaround

Software:	MySQL 4.x MySQL 5.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2079 CVE-2008-4097 CVE-2008-4098

Description: A security issue has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. The problem is that it is possible to bypass certain privilege checks by creating a MyISAM table with certain DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to overwrite existing table files in the MySQL data directory. The security issue is reported in versions prior to 4.1.24 and 5.0.60. Solution: The vulnerability will be fixed in 5.0.77. Patches are available in the bzr repositories. http://lists.mysql.com/commits/50036 http://lists.mysql.com/commits/50773 NOTE: The security issue has previously not been fixed properly. Provided and/or discovered by: Sergei Golubchik Changelog: 2008-09-12: Updated "Solution" section due to information about improper fixes provided by Devin Carraway. Added link to "Original Advisory" section. Changed status to "Vendor Workaround". 2008-09-30: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: MySQL: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-70.html

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