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CVE-2006-4227
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 13.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- mysql-grant-execute-privilege-escalation(28442) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10105 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-338-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 21506 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19559 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-25.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 21770 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30351 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016709 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0364 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=18630 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [commits] 20060620 bk commit into 5.0 tree (kroki:1.2168) BUG#18630 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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