CVE-2006-4227

N/A
Published: August 18, 2006 at 07:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMySQL ServerMySQL

Using N/A by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 14%

Description

MySQL before 5.0.25 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 evaluates arguments of suid routines in the security context of the routine's definer instead of the routine's caller, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges through a routine that has been made available using GRANT EXECUTE.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (16)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/7918
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21506
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21770
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30351
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016709

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card