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Oracle Mysql 'my.conf' Security Bypass Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Databases
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Oracle MySQL and is prone to security bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to datadir is writable by the mysqld server, and a user that can connect to MySQL can create 'my.cnf' in the datadir using 'SELECT ... OUTFILE'.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Oracle MySQL Server before 5.5.52, 5.6.x before 5.6.33, and 5.7.x before 5.7.15 on linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.52, or 5.6.33, or 5.7.15, or later.