# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29706
- http://bugs.mysql.com/32111
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10509
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019060
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4142
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486477/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26765
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27981
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198

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