CVE-2007-5969

MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x before 5.0.52, Server 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and Server 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when a table relies on symlinks created through explicit DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite system table information and gain privileges via a RENAME TABLE statement that changes the symlink to point to an existing file.
References
Link Resource
http://bugs.mysql.com/32111
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27981 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28025 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28040 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28063 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28099 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28108 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28128 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28343 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28559 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29706 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509
https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mysql:community_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:community_server:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:community_server:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:community_server:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_enterprise_server:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3,186931,186931', 'name': 'http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3,186931,186931', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931 -

Information

Published : 2007-12-10 19:46

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:40


NVD link : CVE-2007-5969

Mitre link : CVE-2007-5969

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5969


JSON object : View

Products Affected

mysql

  • mysql_server
  • mysql_enterprise_server
  • community_server
CWE
CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls