MySQL Community Server 5.1 < 5.1.46 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5547

Synopsis

The remote database server is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

Versions of MySQL Community Server 5.1 earlier than 5.1.46 are potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A local user may be able to issue a 'DROP TABLE' command for one MyISAM table and remove the data and index files of a different MyISAM table. (Bug #40980)

- The application does not correct check privileges in calls to 'UNINSTALL PLUGIN', which could be abused by an unprivileged user to uninstall plugins loaded dynamically. (BUG #51770)

Solution

Upgrade to MySQL Community Server 5.1.46 or later.

See Also

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=40980

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51770

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-46.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5547

Family: Database

Published: 5/12/2010

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 46328

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mysql:community_server

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1621, CVE-2010-1626

BID: 39543, 40257