CVE-2008-4097

Description

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 not applicable third party advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4097?
CVE-2008-4097 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4097?
To fix CVE-2008-4097, 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-2008-4097 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4097 is being actively exploited. 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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