CVE-2008-2079
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 2.6%
MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.24, 5.0.x before 5.0.60, 5.1.x before 5.1.24, and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are within the MySQL home data directory, which can point to tables that are created in the future.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 2.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 85th percentile
- Published
- 2008-05-05
- Updated
- 2024-08-07
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10…