Description
MySQL before 5.1.48 allows remote authenticated users with alter database privileges to cause a denial of service (server crash and database loss) via an ALTER DATABASE command with a #mysql50# string followed by a . (dot), .. (dot dot), ../ (dot dot slash) or similar sequence, and an UPGRADE DATA DIRECTORY NAME command, which causes MySQL to move certain directories to the server data directory.
Published: 2010-07-13
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: 3.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2028 MySQL before 5.1.48 allows remote authenticated users with alter database privileges to cause a denial of service (server crash and database loss) via an ALTER DATABASE command with a #mysql50# string followed by a . (dot), .. (dot dot), ../ (dot dot slash) or similar sequence, and an UPGRADE DATA DIRECTORY NAME command, which causes MySQL to move certain directories to the server data directory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1017-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1397-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Oracle Mysql
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:17:13.292Z

Reserved: 2010-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2008

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-07-13T20:30:01.593

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2008

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-07-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2008 - Bugzilla

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