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CVE-2012-4452 Detail

Description

MySQL 5.0.88, and possibly other versions and platforms, allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL data home directory, related to incorrect calculation of the mysql_unpacked_real_data_home value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-4030 regression, which was not omitted in other packages and versions such as MySQL 5.0.95 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/09/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9


Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0121.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55715
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860808

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*    versions up to (including) 5.0.88

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4452
NVD Published Date:
10/09/2012
NVD Last Modified:
01/14/2013