Servers and applications
CVE-2008-2079
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.
- Severity
- Medium 4.6
- Published
- 5 May 2008
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 6.0.5
- Exploit chance
- 2.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Attack
- Over the network · Only under certain conditions · Needs a login
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql |
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