MySQL my.ini "datadir" parameter buffer overflow
| mysql-myini-datadir-bo (10243) |  High Risk |
Description:
MySQL is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused my improper bounds checking of the "datadir" parameter in the my.ini MySQL configuration file. By supplying an overly long value in the "datadir" parameter in the my.ini file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute code on the system with SYSTEM level privileges, once the MySQL service is restarted.
Platforms Affected:
- MySQL, MySQL 3.23.49
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest production release of MySQL (3.23.52 or later), available from the MySQL Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- MySQL Web site, MySQL: The World's Most Popular Open Source Database at http://www.mysql.com/.
- Westpoint Security Advisory wp-02-0003, MySQL Locally Exploitable Buffer Overflow at http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt.
- BID-5853: MySQL DataDir Parameter Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0969: Buffer overflow in MySQL daemon (mysqld) before 3.23.50, and 4.0 beta before 4.02, on the Win32 platform, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long datadir parameter in the my.ini initialization file, whose permissions on Windows allow Full Control to the Everyone group.
Reported:
Oct 01, 2002
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