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.
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Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.8
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.5.0.21 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.10 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.15 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.16 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.17 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.20 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.22.1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.24 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.30 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.36 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.44 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.54 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.56 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.60 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.66 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.0.82 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.1.23 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 5.1.32 | Yes |
| Application | mysql | mysql | 6.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.11 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.12 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.13 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.14 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.18 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.19 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.21 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.22 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.23 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.25 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.26 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.27 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.30 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.32 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.33 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.37 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.38 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.41 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.42 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.45 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.50 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.51 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.52 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.75 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.77 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.81 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.0.83 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.11 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.12 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.13 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.14 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.15 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.16 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.17 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.18 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.19 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.20 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.21 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.22 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 5.1.30 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 6.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 6.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | oracle | mysql | 6.0.4 | Yes |