Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2079
MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.24, 5.0.x before 5.0.60, 5.1.x before 5.1.24, and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 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 within the MySQL home data directory, which can point to tables that are created in the future.
Threat overview for CVE-2008-2079
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
3306
IPs affected by CVE-2008-2079 12,571
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2079
0.04%
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EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
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