Description

MySQL 5.0.51a allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are associated with symlinks within pathnames for subdirectories of the MySQL home data directory, which are followed when tables are created in the future. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

http://secunia.com/advisories/32769

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2