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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 D...

HighCVSS 7.1 EPSS 14.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mysql server = 5.1.22 No fix listed
mysql server = 6.0 No fix listed
mysql server = 6.0.1 No fix listed
mysql server = 6.0.2 No fix listed
mysql server = 6.0.3 No fix listed
mysql community server <= 5.0.50 No fix listed
mysql community server = 5.0.41 No fix listed
mysql community server = 5.0.44 No fix listed
mysql community server = 5.0.45 No fix listed
mysql enterprise server = 5.0.50 No fix listed

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