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    CVE-2008-4097

    MySQL 5.0.51a 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 associated with symlinks within pathnames for subdirectories of the MySQL home data directory, which are followed when tables are created in the future. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079.

    Published:Sep 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00719
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    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.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648

    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