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    CVE-2007-5969

    MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x before 5.0.52, Server 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and Server 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when a table relies on symlinks created through explicit DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite system table information and gain privileges via a RENAME TABLE statement that changes the symlink to point to an existing file.

    Published:Nov 15, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 10, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.01811
    CVSS Score:7.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mysql
    Product
    Community Server
    Vendor
    Mysql
    Product
    Mysql Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Mysql
    Product
    Mysql Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Application Stack

    Exploits

    http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://bugs.mysql.com/32111
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
    http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
    http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27981
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28025
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28099
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28559
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29706
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html
    http://bugs.mysql.com/32111
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
    http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
    http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27981
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28025
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28099
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28559
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29706
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High