Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-7247
CVE-2008-7247
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.
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Affected products
106cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.22.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 59 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords19 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/mariadb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/lz4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/lz4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/lz4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb104&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb-connector-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb-connector-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/mariadb-connector-c&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-mysqlclient&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 10.0.22-3.8+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 10.0.22-3.8
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0-3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-8.5.46
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-8.5.46
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10
- (no CPE)range: < 10.4.30-8.5.46
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.22-2.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.22-2.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.22-2.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.14-8.9.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.14-8.9.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.14-8.9.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- bugs.mysql.com/bug.phpnvdExploit
- lists.mysql.com/commits/59711nvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38517nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4077nvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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