mysql: incomplete upstream fix for CVE-2008-2079
Published Sep 17, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.62%
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.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- 6.06
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
- 9.04
- 9.10
Configuration 2
- 5.0
Configuration 3
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.10
- 5.0.15
- 5.0.16
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.20
- 5.0.24
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.44
- 5.0.54
- 5.0.56
- 5.0.60
- 5.0.66
- 5.0.23
- 5.0.25
- 5.0.26
- 5.0.28
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.32
- 5.0.34
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.38
- 5.0.40
- 5.0.41
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.44
- 5.0.45
- 5.0.46
- 5.0.48
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.51
- 5.0.52
- 5.0.56
- 5.0.58
- 5.0.60
- 5.0.62
- 5.0.64
- 5.0.66
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4_8.3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0110
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4_8.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0110 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, issue CVE-2008-2079 was fixed without introducing CVE-2008-4098 in RHSA-2009:1289.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 75.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 72.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 54.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32578 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4098 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454077 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4098
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4098
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