Vulnerability in MySQL
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MySQL
- Oracle MySQL
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 7.10, 8.04
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31687 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10133 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31226 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2079?
- CVE-2008-2079 is a vulnerability in MySQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-05-05.
- Is CVE-2008-2079 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.