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MySQL System Table Information Overwrite Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27981
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Release Date:
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2007-12-10
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Last Update:
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2008-01-11
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Popularity:
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8,194 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MySQL 4.x
MySQL 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5969
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate certain data.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when renaming a table with explicit DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options and can be exploited to overwrite system table information by replacing files pointed to by certain symbolic links.
The vulnerability is reported in MySQL Community Server prior to version 5.0.51 and MySQL prior to 4.1.24.
Solution:
Update to version 5.0.51.
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads
MySQL 4.x:
The vulnerability will be fixed in an upcoming version 4.1.24.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-01-11: Added "MySQL 4.x" to list of affected products. Updated "Solution", "Description", and "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
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