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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-7247

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 filesy…

Published Nov 30, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-7247. EPSS is 1.77%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.77%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mysql/mysql

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.0
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.1
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.10
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.15
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.16
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.17
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.2
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.20
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.3
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.4
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.5
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.5.0.21

How to fix CVE-2008-7247

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-7247. EPSS is 1.77%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.10, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-59: Link Following. EPSS 1.77%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 30, 2009 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-7247

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-7247

    30-day exploitation probability 1.77%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-7247

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.