CVE-2008-2079

mysql: privilege escalation via DATA/INDEX DIRECTORY directives

Published May 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1608-1 New mysql-dfsg-5.0 packages fix authorization bypass
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2076 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-671-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
References
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http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 cve-icon cve-icon
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30134 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31066 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2079 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2079 cve-icon
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM
Reserved
May 5, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 5, 2008, 4:20 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 13, 2008, 12:00 AM