4.6

CVE-2008-4098: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesDSA-1662-1
Published 17-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4098 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.2% 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
1.62%
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 2
RHSA-2009:1067RHSA-2010:0110

Timeline

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

Description

MySQL before 5.0.67 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 originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL home data directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4097.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.62% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

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.

Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Mysql1 product
  • mysql5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.10 | 5.0.15 | 5.0.16 | 5.0.17 | 5.0.20 | 5.0.24 | 5.0.30 | 5.0.36 | 5.0.44 | 5.0.54 | 5.0.56 | 5.0.60 | 5.0.66
Oracle1 product
  • mysqlEOL5.0.23 | 5.0.25 | 5.0.26 | 5.0.28 | 5.0.30:sp1 | 5.0.32 | 5.0.34 | 5.0.36:sp1 | 5.0.38 | 5.0.40 | 5.0.41 | 5.0.42 | 5.0.44:sp1 | 5.0.45 | 5.0.46 | 5.0.48 | 5.0.50 | 5.0.50:sp1 | 5.0.51 | 5.0.52 | 5.0.56:sp1 | 5.0.58 | 5.0.60:sp1 | 5.0.62 | 5.0.64 | 5.0.66:sp1

4 vendors · 5 products

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