MySQL up to 5.1.17 unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MySQL up to 5.1.17 (Database Software). Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MySQL before 4.1.23, 5.0.x before 5.0.42, and 5.1.x before 5.1.18 does not require the DROP privilege for RENAME TABLE statements, which allows remote authenticated users to rename arbitrary tables.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/08/2007 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dev.mysql.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2691 since 05/15/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17829 (MySQL < 4.1.23 / 5.0.42 Access Control Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19687 (MySQL Denial of Service Vulnerability and Multiple Security Issues).

Upgrading to version 4.1.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42612) and Tenable (17829). The entries 36814, 36813, 37818 and 37817 are pretty similar.

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 17829
Nessus Name: MySQL < 4.1.23 / 5.0.42 Access Control Vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 59638
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1413-1 (mysql-dfsg, mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-4.1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MySQL 4.1.23

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Advisory: dev.mysql.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2691 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42612
SecurityTracker: 1018069
Vulnerability Center: 15177 - MySQL Allows RENAME TABLE Statements Without DROP Privilege, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25301
OSVDB: 34766 - MySQL RENAME TABLE Statement Arbitrary Table Name Modification
Vupen: ADV-2007-1804

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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/19/2019 14:54
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (84), 07/19/2019 14:54 (1)
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