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.
Publish Date : 2008-09-18 Last Update Date : 2012-10-30
| Cvss Score |
4.6 |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Partial
(There is considerable informational disclosure.) |
| Integrity Impact |
Partial
(Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.) |
| Availability Impact |
Partial
(There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.) |
| Access Complexity |
High
(Specialized access conditions exist. It is hard to exploit and several special conditions must be satisfied to exploit) |
| Authentication |
Single system
(The vulnerability requires an attacker to be logged into the system (such as at a command line or via a desktop session or web interface).) |
| Gained Access |
User |
| Vulnerability Type(s) |
Bypass a restriction or similar |
| CWE ID |
59 |
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