Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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/495Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28025Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28040Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28063Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28099Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28108Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28343Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28559Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29706Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- 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.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/referencesVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/referencesVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780Vendor Advisory
- 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/495Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28025Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28040Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28063Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28099Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28108Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28343Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28559Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29706Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified