Bug 158689 - CAN-2005-1636 mysql insecure temporary file creation
Summary: CAN-2005-1636 mysql insecure temporary file creation
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: mysql
Version: 4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
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Assignee: Tom Lane
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Whiteboard: impact=low,public=20050517,reported=2...
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-05-24 20:46 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2013-07-03 03:05 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-07-13 03:58:35 UTC
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-05-24 20:46:27 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #158688 +++

mysql_install_db in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.12 and 5.x up to 5.0.4 creates the
mysql_install_db.X file with a predictable filename and insecure permissions,
which allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by modifying the
file's contents.

More information is in the full-disclosure post:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=111632686805498&w=2
Comment 1 Tom Lane 2005-07-12 23:47:41 UTC 
This does not affect FC3, only FC4, since we were still using MySQL 3.x at the
time and the faulty code is not in 3.x.
Comment 2 Tom Lane 2005-07-13 03:58:35 UTC 
The plan for FC4 is to push mysql-4.1.12 which includes a fix for this.  (I intend to ship 4.1.12 in RHEL4 
QU2 as well, but let's get some testing in FC4 branch first.)
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