MySQL Community Server 5.0.x before 5.0.51, Enterprise Server 5.0.x before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
- http://lists.mysql.com/announce/495
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28025
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?3%2C186931%2C186931
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28063
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1999
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