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CVE-2008-4098 Details

Description

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.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 CVEIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32578 CVENot Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 CVENot Applicable

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
7.10
8.04
8.10
9.04

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:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mysql mysql
5.0.0
5.0.1
5.0.2
5.0.3
5.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle mysql
5.0.23
5.0.25
5.0.26
5.0.28
5.0.30 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.36:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.44:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.56:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.60:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.66:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4098
NVD Published Date:
Sep 18, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4098 Details - Not Deferred