4.6

CVE-2008-4097: oracle mysql

Modified
Published 17-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4097 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in oracle mysql. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-1608-1

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.85% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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