Advisory Details

February 11th, 2022

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Format String Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-22-318
ZDI-CAN-16193

CVE ID CVE-2022-24051
CVSS SCORE 7.0, AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS MariaDB
AFFECTED PRODUCTS MariaDB
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS MariaDB has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/security/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-01-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-02-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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