CVE-2008-4098

mysql: incomplete upstream fix for CVE-2008-2079

Published Sep 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
MySQL before 5.0.67 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 originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL home data directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4097.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1662-1 New mysql-dfsg-5.0 packages fix authorization bypass
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4082 MySQL before 5.0.67 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 originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL home data directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4097.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-671-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-897-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1397-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 18, 2008, 3:04 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 3, 2008, 12:00 AM