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CVE-2013-2162
Published: Aug 19, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
54300
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-2818
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
x_refsource_MISC
[oss-security] 20130608 Re: CVE request: Debian's package "mysql-server" leaks credential information
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
60424
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-1909-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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