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Category:  Application (Database)  >  MySQL Vendors:  MySQL.com
MySQL MyISAM Options Let Local Users Overwrite Table Files
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1019995
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id?1019995
CVE Reference:  CVE-2008-2079   (Links to External Site)
Date:  May 8 2008
Impact:  Modification of user information
Fix Available:  Yes   Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  
Version(s): 4.1.x prior to 4.1.24, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.60, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.24, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.5
Description:  A vulnerability was reported in MySQL. A local user can bypass security restrictions.

A local user can create MyISAM tables using the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to overwrite existing table files in the MySQL data directory.

Sergei Golubchik reported this vulnerability.

Impact:  A local user can overwrite table files.
Solution:  The vendor has issued fixed versions (4.1.24, 5.0.60, 5.1.24, 6.0.5).

The vendor's advisories are available at:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.ht ml
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/ne ws-6-0-5.html

Cause:  Access control error
Underlying OS:  Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)

Message History:   None.


 Source Message Contents

Date:  Thu, 8 May 2008 08:36:53 -0400
Subject:  MySQL

 
 
> Important Change: Security Fix: It was possible to circumvent privileges through the
> creation of MyISAM tables employing the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY  options 
> to overwrite existing table files in the MySQL data directory. Use of the MySQL data 
> directory in DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY is now disallowed. (Bug#32167)
 
CVE-2008-2079
 


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