mysql: Incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079 / CVE-2008-4098
Published Nov 30, 2009
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.41 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 data home directory, related to incorrect calculation of the mysql_unpacked_real_data_home value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4098 and CVE-2008-2079.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.23
- 5.1.32
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.7
- 5.1.8
- 5.1.9
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.11
- 5.1.12
- 5.1.13
- 5.1.14
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.18
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.20
- 5.1.21
- 5.1.22
- 5.1.30
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4_8.3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0110
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql-0:5.0.77-4.el5_4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0109
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4_8.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0110 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql-0:5.0.77-4.el5_4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0109 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:L/AC:M/Au:N/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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00038) | 8.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | 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 (25)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-41.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/89940 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908080222685&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/24/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0109.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4030 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543653 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4030
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11116 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8156 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4030
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