Vulnerability in Oracle MySQL
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.
EPSS: 0.019 (76.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Oracle Mysql — versions 5.0.51a
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4097?
- CVE-2008-4097 is a vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-09-18.
- Is CVE-2008-4097 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.