Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.38/5.6.19 MyISAM Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.5.38/5.6.19 (Database Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component MyISAM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.38 and earlier and 5.6.19 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to SERVER:MyISAM.

The weakness was published 10/15/2014 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4274 since 06/17/2014. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79299 (CentOS 5 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:1859)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167682 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for MySQL (SUSE-SU-2015:0620-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95881) and Tenable (79299). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. Similar entries are available at 67166, 67525, 67832 and 67831.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Nessus ID: 79299
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : mysql55-mysql (CESA-2014:1859)
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OpenVAS ID: 703054
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3054-1 (mysql-5.5 - security update)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4274 (🔍)
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X-Force: 95881
Vulnerability Center: 46097 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle MySQL Server Local Host Privilege in MyISAM - CVE-2014-4274, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69732 - MySQL MyISAM Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 02/23/2022 08:58
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (46), 06/06/2017 08:25 (30), 02/23/2022 08:58 (3)
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