MySQL: Intended access restrictions bypass
Published Nov 30, 2009
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.77%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.5.0.21
- 5.0.10
- 5.0.15
- 5.0.16
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.20
- 5.0.22.1.0.1
- 5.0.24
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.44
- 5.0.54
- 5.0.56
- 5.0.60
- 5.0.66
- 5.0.82
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.23
- 5.1.32
- 6.0.9
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.11
- 5.0.12
- 5.0.13
- 5.0.14
- 5.0.18
- 5.0.19
- 5.0.21
- 5.0.22
- 5.0.23
- 5.0.25
- 5.0.26
- 5.0.27
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.32
- 5.0.33
- 5.0.37
- 5.0.38
- 5.0.41
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.45
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.51
- 5.0.52
- 5.0.75
- 5.0.77
- 5.0.81
- 5.0.83
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.7
- 5.1.8
- 5.1.9
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.11
- 5.1.12
- 5.1.13
- 5.1.14
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.18
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.20
- 5.1.21
- 5.1.22
- 5.1.30
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of mysql as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01768) | 77.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01768) | 75.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00248) | 46.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 78.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 77.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 75.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00678) | 76.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 78.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 76.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 55.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39277 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/59711 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38043 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7247 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543619 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7247
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7247
Change history (0)
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