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    CVE-2008-2079

    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.

    Published:Mar 13, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00564
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Mysql
    Product
    Mysql
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Application Stack

    Exploits

    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
    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%3A10133
    http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
    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%3A10133

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High