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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4097

Original release date:09/18/2008

Last revised:10/31/2012

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Description

Per http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106 this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.6 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: High

Authentication: Required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: XF

Name: mysql-myisam-symlinks-security-bypass(45648)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45648

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-671-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE request: MySQL incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/3

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080909 Re: CVE request: MySQL incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/20