Oracle MySQL 5.0.88 Create Table access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle MySQL 5.0.88 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Create Table. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

MySQL 5.0.88, and possibly other versions and platforms, 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 originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL data home directory, related to incorrect calculation of the mysql_unpacked_real_data_home value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-4030 regression, which was not omitted in other packages and versions such as MySQL 5.0.95 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The weakness was shared 10/09/2012 by Vincent Danen as Bug 860808 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4452 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/14/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42899 (MySQL 5.0 < 5.0.88 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78948) and Tenable (42899).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 42899
Nessus Name: MySQL 5.0 < 5.0.88 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 881559
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for mysql CESA-2013:0121 centos5
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Bug 860808
Researcher: Vincent Danen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4452 (🔍)
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X-Force: 78948
Vulnerability Center: 38023 - MySQL 5.0.88 Local Privilege Checks Bypass by a Crafted CREATE TABLE Call on a MyISAM Table, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55715 - MySQL MyISAM Table Symbolic Link CVE-2012-4452 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 37372

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 21:32
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 04/23/2017 14:17 (6), 12/14/2021 21:32 (4)
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