/Oracle MySQL - 'ALTER DATABASE' Remote Denial of Service
Created Nov 7, 2016
| A vulnerability was reported in MySQL. A remote authenticated user can cause denial of service conditions. | |
| This issue affects versions prior to MySQL 5.1.48. | |
| A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted ALTER DATABASE command to cause the target server to move a data directory into a new subdirectory, causing the data directory to become unusable. | |
| A demonstration exploit request is provided [where "<special>" is "." or ".." or is a sequence that begins with "./" or "../"]: | |
| ALTER DATABASE `#mysql50#<special>` UPGRADE DATA DIRECTORY NAME | |
| Vendor advisory at: | |
| http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-48.html |
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