CVE-2008-7247

Medium

Description

sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMysql
PublishedNov 30, 2009
First seenNov 30, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mysql mysql5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.5.0.21, 5.0.10, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.17, 5.0.20, 5.0.22.1.0.1, 5.0.24, 5.0.30, 5.0.36, 5.0.44, 5.0.54, 5.0.56, 5.0.60, 5.0.66, 5.0.82, 5.1.5, 5.1.23, 5.1.32, 6.0.9—
oracle mysql5.0.0, 5.0.3, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.11, 5.0.12, 5.0.13, 5.0.14, 5.0.18, 5.0.19, 5.0.21, 5.0.22, 5.0.23, 5.0.25, 5.0.26, 5.0.27, 5.0.30, 5.0.32, 5.0.33, 5.0.37, 5.0.38, 5.0.41, 5.0.42, 5.0.45, 5.0.50, 5.0.51, 5.0.52, 5.0.75, 5.0.77, 5.0.81, 5.0.83, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 5.1.8, 5.1.9, 5.1.10, 5.1.11, 5.1.12, 5.1.13, 5.1.14, 5.1.15, 5.1.16, 5.1.17, 5.1.18, 5.1.19, 5.1.20, 5.1.21, 5.1.22, 5.1.30, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4—

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