CVE-2006-4226

Public Exploit

Description

MySQL before 4.1.21, 5.0 before 5.0.25, and 5.1 before 5.1.12, when run on case-sensitive filesystems, allows remote authenticated users to create or access a database when the database name differs only in case from a database for which they have permissions.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.34% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10729	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/21627	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016710	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0152.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/21762	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3306	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21506	exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://secunia.com/advisories/24744	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19559	exploit vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28448	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:149	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080	third party advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html	patch
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=17647	patch exploit
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/5927	mailing list patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1169	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0083.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4226?: CVE-2006-4226 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4226?: To fix CVE-2006-4226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4226 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.