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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-7247: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-7247: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/30/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-mysql

References

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