CVE-2009-4030

MySQL 5.1.x <5.1.41 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.41 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 an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4098 and CVE-2008-2079.

References (21)

Core 21
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/89940
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/24/6
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38573
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0109.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908080222685&w=2
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-41.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11116
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8156
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997

Scores

EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (26)
mysql/mysql 5.1.5
mysql/mysql 5.1.23
mysql/mysql 5.1.32
oracle/mysql 5.1
oracle/mysql 5.1.1
oracle/mysql 5.1.2
oracle/mysql 5.1.3
oracle/mysql 5.1.4
oracle/mysql 5.1.6
oracle/mysql 5.1.7
... and 16 more
Published Nov 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026