VDB-3499 · CVE-2007-5969 · XFDB 38964

Sun MySQL up to 6.0.3 System Table Information access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun MySQL up to 6.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component System Table Information Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5969. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun MySQL up to 6.0.3 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component System Table Information Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x before 5.0.52, Server 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and Server 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when a table relies on symlinks created through explicit DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite system table information and gain privileges via a RENAME TABLE statement that changes the symlink to point to an existing file.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2007. The weakness was shared 12/10/2007 with MySQL (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev.mysql.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5969 since 11/14/2007. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29251 (MySQL Community Server 5.0 < 5.0.51 RENAME TABLE Symlink System Table Overwrite), 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 117388 (CentOS Security Update for MySQL (CESA-2007:1155)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at dev.mysql.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38964), Tenable (29251), SecurityFocus (BID 26765†), OSVDB (42608†) and Secunia (SA29706†). The entries VDB-3469 and VDB-39991 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Vendor

Name

MySQL

Version

License

free

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29251
Nessus Name: MySQL Community Server 5.0 < 5.0.51 RENAME TABLE Symlink System Table Overwrite
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OpenVAS ID: 60106
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1451-1 (mysql-dfsg-5.0)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: dev.mysql.com

Timelineinfo

11/14/2007 🔍
11/15/2007 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2007 +22 days 🔍
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12/07/2007 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2007 +2 days 🔍
12/10/2007 +1 days 🔍
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12/18/2007 +7 days 🔍
04/07/2008 +111 days 🔍
01/11/2009 +279 days 🔍
08/01/2019 +3854 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev.mysql.com
Organization: MySQL
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3499

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X-Force: 38964
SecurityFocus: 26765 - MySQL Server RENAME TABLE System Table Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 29706 - Gentoo update for mysql, Less Critical
OSVDB: 42608 - MySQL RENAME TABLE Symlink System Table Overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1019060
Vulnerability Center: 17033 - MySQL Local Denial of Service Related to Unexpected Symbolic Links, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0560

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2007 17:25
Updated: 08/01/2019 11:14
Changes: 12/18/2007 17:25 (95), 08/01/2019 11:14 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:BFD:103

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