# CVE-2007-3781: MySQL Community Server before 5.0.45 does not require privileges such as SELECT for the source table in a CREATE TABLE LIKE statement, which

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MySQL Community Server before 5.0.45 does not require privileges such as SELECT for the source table in a CREATE TABLE LIKE statement, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information such as the table structure.

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## References

- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=25578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
- http://osvdb.org/37783
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0894.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26498
- http://lists.mysql.com/announce/470
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25017
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473874/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-10.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25301
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-45.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26430
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9195
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html

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