FKIE_CVE-2008-2079
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-05-05 16:20 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mysql | mysql | * | |
| mysql | mysql | * | |
| mysql | mysql | * | |
| oracle | mysql | * | |
| debian | debian_linux | 4.0 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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