CVE-2010-2008

Public Exploit

Description

MySQL before 5.1.48 allows remote authenticated users with alter database privileges to cause a denial of service (server crash and database loss) via an ALTER DATABASE command with a #mysql50# string followed by a . (dot), .. (dot dot), ../ (dot dot slash) or similar sequence, and an UPGRADE DATA DIRECTORY NAME command, which causes MySQL to move certain directories to the server data directory.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.42% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mysql.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11869 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=53804 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1918 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41198 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024160 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/40333 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-48.html broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:155 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40762 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044546.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2008?
CVE-2010-2008 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2008?
To fix CVE-2010-2008, 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-2010-2008 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2008 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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