CVE-2010-1626

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-05-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

MySQL before 5.1.46 allows local users to delete the data and index files of another user's MyISAM table via a symlink attack in conjunction with the DROP TABLE command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4098 and CVE-2008-7247.

Affected products

Mysql: through 5.1.45; 5.0.5.0.21, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.17, 5.0.20, 5.0.24 (+10)
MySQL Server: 5.0.18, 5.0.19, 5.0.21, 5.0.22, 5.0.23, 5.0.27 (+27)

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=40980
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024004
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:101
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/10/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/4
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0442.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40257
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1194
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9490

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