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CVE-2008-2079 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30134	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31066	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106	CVE	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	CVE	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30134	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31066	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36701	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106	[email protected]	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	[email protected]	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 66 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mysql mysql	>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.24 >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.60 >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.24
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle mysql	>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 7.10 8.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 17, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 31, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2008-2079 Details

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