CVE-2008-4098
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10
- Debian Linux 5.0
- MySQL 5.0.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517