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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

14.3% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-264

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (41)

• 28343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200804-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 29706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.mysql.com/32111 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1451 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1019060 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-559-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 20080117 rPSA-2008-0018-1 mysql mysql-bench mysql-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SSA:2007-348-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0560 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 26765 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 28040 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 28099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28559 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4198 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4471 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [Announcements] 20071206 MySQL 5.0.51 has been released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1155 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 28108 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28025 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28128 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:243 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 28063 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:47 UTC.