FKIE_CVE-2008-4097

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-18 15:04 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
MySQL 5.0.51a 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 associated with symlinks within pathnames for subdirectories of the MySQL home data directory, which are followed when tables are created in the future. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32759Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32769Broken Link, Not Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20Mailing List
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3Mailing List
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32759Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32769Broken Link, Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45648VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
oracle mysql 5.0.51a
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      "value": "MySQL 5.0.51a permite a los usuarios locales evitar la comprobaci\u00f3n de ciertos privilegios por la llamada a CREATE TABLE en una tabla MyISAM con argumentos modificados (1) DATA DIRECTORY o (2) INDEX DIRECTORY que son asociados con symlinks dentro de nombres de ruta (pathnames), para subdirectorios del directorio de datos principal de MySQL , el cual es seguido cuando las tablas son creadas en el futuro. NOTA: Esta vulnerabilidad por una incompleta soluci\u00f3n para CVE-2008-2079."
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