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    CVE-2008-7247

    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.

    Published:Nov 4, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 30, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00245
    CVSS Score:6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mysql
    Product
    Mysql
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql

    Exploits

    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711

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    References

    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:044
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543619
    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
    http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:044
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543619

    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