Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29 Server Locking privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Server Locking. Such manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-1521. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Server Locking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Server Locking.

The weakness was released 04/16/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1521 since 01/30/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple 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 69745 (Amazon Linux AMI : mysql51 (ALAS-2013-186)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350560 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for mysql51: ALAS-2013-186).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69745), SecurityFocus (BID 59180†), Secunia (SA53372†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39164†). zdnet.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5221, VDB-5212, VDB-5226 and VDB-5229. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privilege escalation
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Nessus ID: 69745
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : mysql51 (ALAS-2013-186)
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OpenVAS ID: 881725
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for mysql CESA-2013:0772 centos6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2013-1521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8396

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SecurityFocus: 59180 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2013-1521 Remote MySQL Server Vulnerability
Secunia: 53372 - Gentoo update for mysql, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 39164 - [cpuapr2013-1899555] Oracle MySQL Server Remote Vulnerability in Server Locking\t Component, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2013 11:51
Updated: 05/08/2021 14:36
Changes: 04/17/2013 11:51 (80), 04/27/2017 08:57 (4), 05/08/2021 14:36 (3)
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