CVE-2006-4227
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · Improper input validation
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
MySQL before 5.0.25 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 evaluates arguments of suid routines in the security context of the routine's definer instead of the routine's caller, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges through a routine that has been made available using GRANT EXECUTE.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)12%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21506Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21770Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22080Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30351Advisory
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/7918
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016709
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=18630Exploit