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CVE-2008-7247

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CVE-2008-7247

Published: Nov 30, 2009

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

USN-1397-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
38517
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2010-1107
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
USN-897-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SR:2010:011
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
[oss-security] 20091124 Re: mysql-5.1.41
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
SUSE-SR:2010:021
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2010:044
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
38043
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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