CVE-2007-5969 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting specific versions of MySQL Community, Enterprise, and Server products. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating symlinks used by tables with DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options. By renaming a table, the attacker can redirect its symlink to an existing system file, potentially overwriting critical system table information and gaining elevated privileges. While the CVSS score is 7.1 (High), indicating significant impact, the attack complexity is high, requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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