MySQL Lets Remote Authenticated Users Issue the RENAME TABLE Command
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018069
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018069
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2691
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 16 2007
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Impact: Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 4.1.23, 5.0.42, 5.1.18
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in MySQL. A remote authenticated user can rename tables on the target database.
A remote authenticated user can issue the RENAME TABLE command on arbitrary tables even if they don't have DROP privileges.
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Impact: A remote authenticated user can rename tables.
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Solution: The vendor has issued fixed versions (4.1.23, 5.0.42, 5.1.18).
The MySQL advisory is available at:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html
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Vendor URL: dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 00:13:37 -0400
Subject: MySQL
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CVE-2007-2691
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html
> Security fix: The requirement of the DROP privilege for RENAME TABLE was not being
> enforced.
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27515
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