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.
Published 2008-05-05 16:20:00
Updated 2019-12-17 15:25:46
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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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%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2079

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2079

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2079

  • Red Hat 2009-09-02
    This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and Red Hat Application Stack v1, v2: https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2008-2079.html

References for CVE-2008-2079

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