CVE-2008-2079 describes a privilege bypass vulnerability affecting MySQL versions 4.1.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 6.0.x. A local authenticated user can exploit this by using CREATE TABLE with modified DATA DIRECTORY or INDEX DIRECTORY arguments within the MySQL home data directory, potentially pointing to future tables. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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