MySQL SQL SECURITY INVOKER Routines Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018070
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018070
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-2692
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 16 2007
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Impact: User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5.0.x prior to 5.0.40, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.18
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in MySQL. A remote authenticated user can gain elevated privileges on the target database.
If a stored routine is declared as SQL SECURITY INVOKER, a remote authenticated user can gain elevated privileges. This occurs because
the mysql_change_db() function does not properly restore THD::db_access privileges.
Alexander Nozdrin reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote authenticated user can gain elevated privileges on the target database.
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Solution: The vendor has issued fixed versions (5.0.40, 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 00:15:49 -0400
Subject: MySQL
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CVE-2007-2692
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-18.html
> Security fix: If a stored routine was declared using SQL SECURITY INVOKER, a user
> who invoked the routine could gain privileges.
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27337
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