Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4098
CVE-2008-4098
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
52cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 25 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.36:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.44:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.56:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.60:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.66:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
18- bugs.mysql.com/bug.phpnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1662nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32578nvdNot Applicable
- secunia.com/advisories/32759nvdNot Applicable
- secunia.com/advisories/32769nvdNot Applicable
- secunia.com/advisories/38517nvdNot Applicable
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45649nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10591nvd
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