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CVE-2008-4097

MySQL 5.0.51a allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA…

Medium4.6EPSS 1.9%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2008-4097, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.9% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

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