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.
Published: 2009-11-30
Score: 6.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.541Z

Reserved: 2009-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7247

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-30T17:30:00.217

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-7247

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-7247 - Bugzilla

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