CVE-2008-7247 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

60%

Complexity

68%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 15 years ago

2009-11-30 17:30:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-12-17 20:26:00

Affected Software

MySQL MySQL 5.0.0

5.0.0

MySQL MySQL 5.0.1

5.0.1

MySQL MySQL 5.0.2

5.0.2

MySQL MySQL 5.0.3

5.0.3

MySQL MySQL 5.0.4

5.0.4

MySQL MySQL 5.0.5

5.0.5

MySQL MySQL 5.0.10

5.0.10

MySQL MySQL 5.0.15

5.0.15

MySQL MySQL 5.0.16

5.0.16

MySQL MySQL 5.0.17

5.0.17

MySQL MySQL 5.0.20

5.0.20

MySQL MySQL 5.0.24

5.0.24

MySQL 5.0.30

5.0.30

MySQL 5.0.36

5.0.36

MySQL5.0.44

5.0.44

MySQL5.0.54

5.0.54

MySQL5.0.56

5.0.56

MySQL5.0.60

5.0.60

MySQL5.0.66

5.0.66

MySQL5.0.82

5.0.82

MySQL 5.1.5

5.1.5

MySQL 5.1.23

5.1.23

MySQL 5.1.32

5.1.32

Oracle MySQL 5.0.0 Alpha

5.0.0

Oracle MySQL 5.0.3 Beta

5.0.3

Oracle MySQL 5.0.6

5.0.6

Oracle MySQL 5.0.7

5.0.7

Oracle MySQL 5.0.8

5.0.8

Oracle MySQL 5.0.11

5.0.11

Oracle MySQL 5.0.12

5.0.12

Oracle MySQL 5.0.13

5.0.13

Oracle MySQL 5.0.14

5.0.14

Oracle MySQL 5.0.18

5.0.18

Oracle MySQL 5.0.19

5.0.19

Oracle MySQL 5.0.21

5.0.21

Oracle MySQL 5.0.22

5.0.22

Oracle MySQL 5.0.23

5.0.23

Oracle MySQL 5.0.25

5.0.25

Oracle MySQL 5.0.26

5.0.26

Oracle MySQL 5.0.27

5.0.27

Oracle MySQL 5.0.30 Service Pack 1

5.0.30

Oracle MySQL 5.0.32

5.0.32

Oracle MySQL 5.0.33

5.0.33

Oracle MySQL 5.0.37

5.0.37

Oracle MySQL 5.0.38

5.0.38

Oracle MySQL 5.0.41

5.0.41

Oracle MySQL 5.0.42

5.0.42

Oracle MySQL 5.0.45

5.0.45

Oracle MySQL 5.0.50

5.0.50

Oracle MySQL 5.0.51

5.0.51

Oracle MySQL 5.0.52

5.0.52

Oracle MySQL 5.0.75

5.0.75

Oracle MySQL 5.0.77

5.0.77

Oracle MySQL 5.0.81

5.0.81

Oracle MySQL 5.0.83

5.0.83

Oracle MySQL 5.1

5.1

Oracle MySQL 5.1.1

5.1.1

Oracle MySQL 5.1.2

5.1.2

Oracle MySQL 5.1.3

5.1.3

Oracle MySQL 5.1.4

5.1.4

Oracle MySQL 5.1.6

5.1.6

Oracle MySQL 5.1.7

5.1.7

Oracle MySQL 5.1.8

5.1.8

Oracle MySQL 5.1.9

5.1.9

Oracle MySQL 5.1.10

5.1.10

Oracle MySQL 5.1.11

5.1.11

Oracle MySQL 5.1.12

5.1.12

Oracle MySQL 5.1.13

5.1.13

Oracle MySQL 5.1.14

5.1.14

Oracle MySQL 5.1.15

5.1.15

Oracle MySQL 5.1.16

5.1.16

Oracle MySQL 5.1.17

5.1.17

Oracle MySQL 5.1.18

5.1.18

Oracle MySQL 5.1.19

5.1.19

Oracle MySQL 5.1.20

5.1.20

Oracle MySQL 5.1.21

5.1.21

Oracle MySQL 5.1.22

5.1.22

Oracle MySQL 5.1.30

5.1.30

Oracle MySQL 6.0.0

6.0.0

Oracle MySQL 6.0.1

6.0.1

Oracle MySQL 6.0.2

6.0.2

Oracle MySQL 6.0.3

6.0.3

Oracle MySQL 6.0.4

6.0.4

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