CVE-2008-7247

MySQL: Intended access restrictions bypass

Published Nov 30, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7205 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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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Nov 25, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 30, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 4, 2009, 12:00 AM