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CVE-2006-4031 json

MySQL 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 5.0.24 allows a local user to access a table through a previously created MERGE table, even after th…

published 2006-08-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4024

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

MySQL 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 5.0.24 allows a local user to access a table through a previously created MERGE table, even after the user's privileges are revoked for the original table, which might violate intended security policy.

Patch / fix

  • mysql RHEL 4 4.1.22-2.el4
  • mysql-bench RHEL 4 4.1.22-2.el4
  • mysql-server RHEL 4 4.1.22-2.el4
  • mysql RHEL 5 5.0.45-7.el5
  • mysql-test RHEL 5 5.0.45-7.el5
  • mysql-bench RHEL 5 5.0.45-7.el5
  • mysql-server RHEL 5 5.0.45-7.el5
  • mysql RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0768RHSA-2008:0364RHSA-2007:0083

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-4031 updated

MySQL improper permission revocation

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) mysql 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-test 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-bench 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-server 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1 Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) mysql 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-test 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-bench 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1, mysql-server 5.0.30-1.el4s1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0083
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-test 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-server 5.0.45-7.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-test 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-server 5.0.45-7.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-test 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.45-7.el5, mysql-server 5.0.45-7.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768

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Exploit prediction

1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.mysql.com http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=15195 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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Sources

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