Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0369 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Oracle Mysql 5.0.18

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
oracle
CWE-200
nessus
NVD
Published: 2006-01-22
Updated: 2024-04-11

Summary

MySQL 5.0.18 allows local users with access to a VIEW to obtain sensitive information via the "SELECT * FROM information_schema.views;" query, which returns the query that created the VIEW. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, saying that the availability of the schema is a normal and sometimes desired aspect of database access

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Oracle
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

NASL familyDatabases
NASL idMYSQL_5_0_18_INFO_LEAK.NASL
descriptionThe version of MySQL installed on the remote host allows local users to read sensitive information via the following query : SELECT * FROM information_schema.views; This issue is disputed. Some consider it as a normal behavior for an SQL database.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id17830
published2012-01-18
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/17830
titleMySQL 5.0.18 Information Leak
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(17830);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0369");

  script_name(english:"MySQL 5.0.18 Information Leak");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of MySQL server");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server is affected by an information leak
weakness.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of MySQL installed on the remote host allows local users
to read sensitive information via the following query :

  SELECT * FROM information_schema.views;

This issue is disputed.  Some consider it as a normal behavior for an
SQL database.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/423432/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/423228/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/423204/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/423180/30/7310/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/422491/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422698/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422592/100/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"n/a");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_cwe_id(200);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/01/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/01/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mysql:mysql");
  script_end_attributes();
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Databases");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("mysql_version.nasl", "mysql_login.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport", "Settings/PCI_DSS");
  script_require_ports("Services/mysql", 3306);

  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("mysql_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("Settings/PCI_DSS");

port = get_service(svc:'mysql', default:3306, exit_on_fail:TRUE);

if (mysql_init(port:port) >= 0)
{
  # Try to get variant and version
  variant = mysql_get_variant();
  version = mysql_get_version();
}
else exit(0, 'The service on port '+port+' does not look like MySQL.');

if (!version) exit(1, 'Couldn\'t get the MySQL version from the service on port '+port+'.');
if (!variant) variant = 'Unknown';

# Version 5.0.18 is vulnerable
if (version =~ '^5\\.0\\.18([^0-9]|$)')
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report = 
      '\n  Variant           : ' + variant +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n';
    datadir = get_kb_item('mysql/' + port + '/datadir');
    if (!empty_or_null(datadir))
    {
      report += '  Data Dir          : ' + datadir + '\n';
    }
    databases = get_kb_item('mysql/' + port + '/databases');
    if (!empty_or_null(databases))
    { 
      report += '  Databases         :\n' + databases;
    }
    security_note(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_note(port);
  exit(0);
}

References