Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.6 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:025, published Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SR:2009:001, published Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:35:11 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:28:07 2023