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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

2007-12-10T19:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mysql	mysql_server	5.1.22	Yes
Application	mysql	mysql_server	6.0	Yes
Application	mysql	mysql_server	6.0.1	Yes
Application	mysql	mysql_server	6.0.2	Yes
Application	mysql	mysql_server	6.0.3	Yes
Application	mysql	community_server	≤ 5.0.50	Yes
Application	mysql	community_server	5.0.41	Yes
Application	mysql	community_server	5.0.44	Yes
Application	mysql	community_server	5.0.45	Yes
Application	mysql	mysql_enterprise_server	5.0.50	Yes

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/32111 ([email protected])
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html ([email protected])
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html ([email protected])
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html ([email protected])
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27981 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28025 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28040 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28099 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28108 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28128 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28343 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28559 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29706 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml ([email protected])
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/ ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html ([email protected])
http://bugs.mysql.com/32111 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27981 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28025 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28040 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28099 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28108 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28128 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28343 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28559 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29706 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)