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medium 4.6

CVE-2008-2079 json

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…

published 2008-05-05 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2076

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • mysql mysql 4.1.24, 5.0.60, 5.1.24
  • oracle mysql 6.0.5
  • mysql RHEL 5 5.0.77-3.el5
  • mysql-test RHEL 5 5.0.77-3.el5
  • mysql-bench RHEL 5 5.0.77-3.el5
  • mysql-server RHEL 5 5.0.77-3.el5
  • php RHEL 2 APPLICATION_STACK 5.2.6-2.el5s2
  • httpd RHEL 2 APPLICATION_STACK 2.2.8-1.el5s2
  • mysql RHEL 2 APPLICATION_STACK 5.0.50sp1a-2.el5s2
  • mod_jk RHEL 2 APPLICATION_STACK 1.2.26-1.el5s2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1289RHSA-2008:0505RHSA-2008:0768RHSA-2008:0510

  • mariadb104 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 10.4.30-8.5.46
  • lz4 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.8.0-3.5.2
  • python-mysqlclient SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.3.14-8.9.2
  • mariadb-connector-c SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 3.1.22-2.35.1
  • mariadb104 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10
  • python-mysqlclient SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7

suse advisories SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1

  • mariadb openSUSE Tumbleweed 10.6.4-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2079 updated cvss 4.9

mysql: privilege escalation via DATA/INDEX DIRECTORY directives

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, httpd 2.0.63-2.el4s1.2, perl-DBI 1.604-1.el4s1, php-gd 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, mod_jk 1.2.26-1.el4s1.1, php-cli 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, +31 more Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, httpd 2.0.63-2.el4s1.2, perl-DBI 1.604-1.el4s1, php-gd 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, mod_jk 1.2.26-1.el4s1.1, php-cli 5.1.6-3.el4s1.9, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0510
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-test 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-server 5.0.77-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1289
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-test 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-server 5.0.77-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1289
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-test 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench 5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-server 5.0.77-3.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1289
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-bench 4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-server 4.1.22-2.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0768

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Exploit prediction

2.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.mysql.com http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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References

Sources

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