Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 Installation config ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Installation. Performing a manipulation results in config. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-5613. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 (Database Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product s installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2012. The weakness was released 12/03/2012 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5613 since 10/24/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69508 (GLSA-201308-06 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19823 (Oracle MySQL Server Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (23077), Tenable (69508), SecurityFocus (BID 51271†), OSVDB (88118†) and Secunia (SA53372†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5221, VDB-5212, VDB-5226 and VDB-5229. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 69508
Nessus Name: GLSA-201308-06 : MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 841406
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for mysql-5.5 USN-1807-1
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Saint ID: exploit_info/mysql_file
Saint Name: MySQL FILE privilege elevation

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MetaSploit ID: mysql_mof.rb
MetaSploit Name: Oracle MySQL for Microsoft Windows MOF Execution
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Suricata ID: 2015992
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10/24/2012 🔍
12/02/2012 +39 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +1 days 🔍
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08/29/2013 +269 days 🔍
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63111

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SecurityFocus: 51271
Secunia: 53372
OSVDB: 88118 - CVE-2012-5613 - Oracle - Multiple Products - Privilege Escalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 10/22/2024 16:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (78), 07/30/2019 21:34 (6), 08/07/2024 01:28 (17), 10/22/2024 16:56 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:043:103

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