# CVE-2007-5970: MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.23 and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges on arbitrary tables via unspecified ve

- 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 5.1.x before 5.1.23 and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges on arbitrary tables via unspecified vectors involving use of table-level DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options when creating a partitioned table with the same name as a table on which the user lacks privileges.

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## References

- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32091
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38988
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019084
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0560/references
- http://osvdb.org/42607
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html

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