CVE-2008-2079

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30134 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31066 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 third party advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2079?
CVE-2008-2079 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2079?
To fix CVE-2008-2079, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2079 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2079 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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