First published: Mon Dec 10 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MySQL | =5.1.1 | |
MySQL | =5.1.2 | |
MySQL | =5.1.10 | |
MySQL | =5.1.11 | |
MySQL | =5.1.12 | |
MySQL | =5.1.13 | |
MySQL | =5.1.14 | |
MySQL | =5.1.15 | |
MySQL | =5.1.16 | |
MySQL | =5.1.17 | |
MySQL | =6.0.0 | |
MySQL | =6.0.1 | |
MySQL | =6.0.2 | |
MySQL | =6.0.3 | |
MySQL | =6.0.4 |
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CVE-2007-5970 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation for authenticated users.
To fix CVE-2007-5970, upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.23 or later, or 6.0.4 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
CVE-2007-5970 affects MySQL versions 5.1.1 through 5.1.22 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.3.
CVE-2007-5970 can be exploited by remote authenticated users who create partitioned tables with specific naming conflicts.
While there are no publicly known exploits for CVE-2007-5970, the vulnerability's nature suggests potential for exploitation in specific scenarios.