CVE-2008-2079
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2008-2079 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and Red Hat Application Stack v1, v2:
https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2008-2079.html
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) | RHSA-2008:0510 | 2008-07-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (mysql) | RHSA-2009:1289 | 2009-09-02 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) | RHSA-2008:0505 | 2008-07-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (mysql) | RHSA-2008:0768 | 2008-07-24 |
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