PT-2008-3596 · Oracle+1 · Mysql Server+1
Published
2008-05-05
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2008-2079
CVSS v2.0
4.6
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
MySQL versions 4.1.x through 4.1.23
MySQL versions 5.0.x through 5.0.59
MySQL versions 5.1.x through 5.1.23
MySQL versions 6.0.x through 6.0.4
Description
The issue allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified
DATA DIRECTORY or INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are within the MySQL home data directory. This can point to tables that are created in the future.Recommendations
For MySQL versions 4.1.x through 4.1.23, update to version 4.1.24 or later.
For MySQL versions 5.0.x through 5.0.59, update to version 5.0.60 or later.
For MySQL versions 5.1.x through 5.1.23, update to version 5.1.24 or later.
For MySQL versions 6.0.x through 6.0.4, update to version 6.0.5 or later.
Exploit
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Mysql Server
Red Hat