PT-2009-2714 · Oracle · Mysql Server
Jan Lieskovsky
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Published
2009-11-30
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2008-7247
CVSS v2.0
6.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
MySQL versions 5.0.x through 5.0.88
MySQL versions 5.1.x through 5.1.41
MySQL version 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha
Description
The issue allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions. This occurs when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, and the user calls CREATE TABLE with a
DATA DIRECTORY or INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.Recommendations
For MySQL versions 5.0.x through 5.0.88, update to a version after 5.0.88 to resolve the issue.
For MySQL versions 5.1.x through 5.1.41, update to a version after 5.1.41 to resolve the issue.
For MySQL version 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, update to version 6.0.9-alpha or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
Link Following
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Mysql Server