MySQL 4.1 < 4.1.24 MyISAM Create Table Privilege Check Bypass

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(32137);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/16 14:09:12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2079");
  script_bugtraq_id(29106);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"30134");

  script_name(english:"MySQL 4.1 < 4.1.24 MyISAM Create Table Privilege Check Bypass");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of MySQL 4.1 Server");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server allows a local user to circumvent
privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of MySQL installed on the remote host reportedly allows a
local user to circumvent privileges through creation of MyISAM tables
using the 'DATA DIRECTORY' and 'INDEX DIRECTORY' options to overwrite
existing table files in the application's data directory.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to MySQL version 4.1.24 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(264);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/05/09");

  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) 2008-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}


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


# nb: banner checks of open source software are prone to false-
#     positives so only run the check if reporting is paranoid.
if (report_paranoia < 2)
  exit(1, "This plugin only runs if 'Report paranoia' is set to 'Paranoid'.");

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

if (mysql_init(port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE) == 1)
{
  ver = mysql_get_version();

  if (strlen(ver) && ver =~ "^4\.1\.([0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3])($|[^0-9])")
  {
    if (report_verbosity > 0)
    {
      report = '\nThe remote MySQL version is :\n\n  '+ver+'\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);
  }
}
mysql_close();