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Vulnerability · CVE-2007-5970

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 tabl…

Published Dec 10, 2007 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2007-5970. EPSS is 2.13%. 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
Medium5.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.13%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe oracle/mysql

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.

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 oracle/mysql5.1.1
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.10
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.11
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.12
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.13
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.14
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.15
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.16
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.17
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.2
  • cpe oracle/mysql6.0.0
  • cpe oracle/mysql6.0.1

How to fix CVE-2007-5970

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-2007-5970. EPSS is 2.13%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.1.1, 5.1.10, 5.1.11, 5.1.12, 5.1.13, 5.1.14. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.13%. 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. Dec 10, 2007 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2007-5970

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2007-5970

    30-day exploitation probability 2.13%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2007-5970

    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.

    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.