CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-7247

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Nov 30, 2009 | Modified: Dec 17, 2019
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mysql Mysql 5.0.5 5.0.5
Mysql Mysql 5.0.10 5.0.10
Mysql Mysql 5.0.54 5.0.54
Mysql Mysql 5.0.0 5.0.0
Mysql Mysql 5.1.23 5.1.23
Mysql Mysql 5.0.15 5.0.15
Mysql Mysql 5.0.17 5.0.17
Mysql Mysql 5.0.5.0.21 5.0.5.0.21
Mysql Mysql 5.0.3 5.0.3
Mysql Mysql 5.0.44 5.0.44
Mysql Mysql 5.0.66 5.0.66
Mysql Mysql 5.0.56 5.0.56
Mysql Mysql 5.0.60 5.0.60
Mysql Mysql 5.0.24 5.0.24
Mysql Mysql 6.0.9 6.0.9
Mysql Mysql 5.0.2 5.0.2
Mysql Mysql 5.0.22.1.0.1 5.0.22.1.0.1
Mysql Mysql 5.0.30 5.0.30
Mysql Mysql 5.0.20 5.0.20
Mysql Mysql 5.0.1 5.0.1
Mysql Mysql 5.0.4 5.0.4
Mysql Mysql 5.0.82 5.0.82
Mysql Mysql 5.0.36 5.0.36
Mysql Mysql 5.1.32 5.1.32
Mysql Mysql 5.0.16 5.0.16
Mysql Mysql 5.1.5 5.1.5
Mysql Oracle 6.0.0 6.0.0
Mysql Oracle 6.0.1 6.0.1
Mysql Oracle 6.0.2 6.0.2
Mysql Oracle 6.0.3 6.0.3
Mysql Oracle 6.0.4 6.0.4
Mysql Oracle 5.0.50 5.0.50
Mysql Oracle 5.0.51 5.0.51
Mysql Oracle 5.0.0 5.0.0
Mysql Oracle 5.0.3 5.0.3
Mysql Oracle 5.0.6 5.0.6
Mysql Oracle 5.0.11 5.0.11
Mysql Oracle 5.0.12 5.0.12
Mysql Oracle 5.0.13 5.0.13
Mysql Oracle 5.0.14 5.0.14
Mysql Oracle 5.0.18 5.0.18
Mysql Oracle 5.0.19 5.0.19
Mysql Oracle 5.0.21 5.0.21
Mysql Oracle 5.0.22 5.0.22
Mysql Oracle 5.0.23 5.0.23
Mysql Oracle 5.0.25 5.0.25
Mysql Oracle 5.0.26 5.0.26
Mysql Oracle 5.0.27 5.0.27
Mysql Oracle 5.0.30 5.0.30
Mysql Oracle 5.0.32 5.0.32
Mysql Oracle 5.0.33 5.0.33
Mysql Oracle 5.0.37 5.0.37
Mysql Oracle 5.0.38 5.0.38
Mysql Oracle 5.0.41 5.0.41
Mysql Oracle 5.0.42 5.0.42
Mysql Oracle 5.0.45 5.0.45
Mysql Oracle 5.0.52 5.0.52
Mysql Oracle 5.0.7 5.0.7
Mysql Oracle 5.0.8 5.0.8
Mysql Oracle 5.0.75 5.0.75
Mysql Oracle 5.0.77 5.0.77
Mysql Oracle 5.0.81 5.0.81
Mysql Oracle 5.1 5.1
Mysql Oracle 5.1.1 5.1.1
Mysql Oracle 5.1.2 5.1.2
Mysql Oracle 5.1.3 5.1.3
Mysql Oracle 5.1.4 5.1.4
Mysql Oracle 5.1.6 5.1.6
Mysql Oracle 5.1.7 5.1.7
Mysql Oracle 5.1.8 5.1.8
Mysql Oracle 5.1.9 5.1.9
Mysql Oracle 5.1.10 5.1.10
Mysql Oracle 5.1.11 5.1.11
Mysql Oracle 5.1.12 5.1.12
Mysql Oracle 5.1.13 5.1.13
Mysql Oracle 5.1.14 5.1.14
Mysql Oracle 5.1.15 5.1.15
Mysql Oracle 5.1.16 5.1.16
Mysql Oracle 5.1.17 5.1.17
Mysql Oracle 5.1.18 5.1.18
Mysql Oracle 5.1.19 5.1.19
Mysql Oracle 5.1.20 5.1.20
Mysql Oracle 5.1.21 5.1.21
Mysql Oracle 5.1.22 5.1.22
Mysql Oracle 5.1.30 5.1.30
Mysql Oracle 5.0.83 5.0.83

Potential Mitigations

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

References