CVE-2008-7247

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

Mysql: 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5 (+20)
MySQL Server: 5.0.0-alpha, 5.0.3-beta, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.11 (+54)

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:044
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1

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