CVE-2008-4098

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mysql.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-1397-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 third party advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591 vdb entry signature
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32578 third party advisory not applicable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4098?
CVE-2008-4098 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4098?
To fix CVE-2008-4098, 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-2008-4098 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4098 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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