CVE-2008-7247

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-59 Link Following

Publication date:

30/11/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

6.00

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:::::::*
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:5.0.10:::::::*
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:5.0.20:::::::*
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:5.0.30:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:::::::*
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:5.0.10:::::::*
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:5.0.20:::::::*
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:5.0.30:::::::*

CVE-2008-7247

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools