Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29/5.6.10 Information Schema privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29/5.6.10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Information Schema. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-2378. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 5.1.67/5.5.29/5.6.10 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Information Schema. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier, 5.5.29 and earlier, and 5.6.10 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Information Schema.

The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2378 since 03/05/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 59188†), Secunia (SA53372†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39165†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-5221, VDB-5212, VDB-5226 and VDB-5229 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8397

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SecurityFocus: 59188 - Oracle MySQL CVE-2013-2378 Remote MySQL Server Vulnerability
Secunia: 53372 - Gentoo update for mysql, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 39165 - [cpuapr2013-1899555] Oracle MySQL Server Remote Vulnerability in Information Schema, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2013 11:51
Updated: 05/08/2021 14:39
Changes: 04/17/2013 11:51 (79), 04/27/2017 08:57 (5), 05/08/2021 14:39 (3)
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