FKIE_CVE-2007-5969
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-10 19:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mysql | mysql_server | 5.1.22 | |
| mysql | mysql_server | 6.0 | |
| mysql | mysql_server | 6.0.1 | |
| mysql | mysql_server | 6.0.2 | |
| mysql | mysql_server | 6.0.3 | |
| mysql | community_server | * | |
| mysql | community_server | 5.0.41 | |
| mysql | community_server | 5.0.44 | |
| mysql | community_server | 5.0.45 | |
| mysql | mysql_enterprise_server | 5.0.50 |
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