Vulnerability CVE-2008-7247
Published: 2009-11-30   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
MySQL - 5.1.41 Multiple Vulnerabalities
Jan Lieskovsky
03.12.2009

Type:

CWE-59

 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6/10
6.4/10
6.8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Mysql -> Mysql 

 References:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:044
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543619
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