CVE-2008-4097

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.1
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.719

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Mysql 5.0.51aWindows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Mysql 5.0.51a (For Linux)Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234