CVE-2008-4098
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · mysql/mysql · oracle/mysql
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32578Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517Not Applicable
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32578Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517Not Applicable
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.