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CVE-2007-5969

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2007-12-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Mysql Mysql ServerMysql Community ServerMysql Mysql Enterprise Server

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References