4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2079
MySQL Privilege Bypass Table Creation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 5, 2008, 4:20 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 17, 2019, 3:25 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-2079 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2079
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-2079.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-2079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-2079 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 from (excluding) 6.0.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 from (excluding) 6.0.5 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 Exploit, Patch http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31066 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31066 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019995 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29106 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html No Types Assigned http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-5.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30134 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30134 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:150 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0510.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1608 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html No Types Assigned http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-24.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/36701 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:149 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html No Types Assigned http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-24.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html No Types Assigned http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-60.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1472/references Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.1.23 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.23a *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0 up to (excluding) 4.1.24 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.60 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.0 up to (excluding) 5.1.24 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.5 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10133 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10133 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42267 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42267 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 06, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2079 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2079
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.11940
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability