Vulnerability in MySQL Community Server
CVE-2007-5969
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MySQL Community Server — versions 5.0.41, 5.0.44, 5.0.45
- MySQL Enterprise Server — versions 5.0.50
- MySQL Server — versions 5.1.22, 6.0, 6.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/28343 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29706 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugs.mysql.com/32111
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10509 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451 (vendor-advisory)
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5969?
- CVE-2007-5969 is a vulnerability in MySQL Community Server, classified under CWE-264. Published 2007-12-10.
- Is CVE-2007-5969 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.