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mysql: incomplete upstream fix for CVE-2008-2079

🗓️ 26 May 2009 17:06:00Reported by RedHatType 
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MySQL before 5.0.67 allows local privilege bypass via CREATE TABLE on MyISAM using DATA DIRECTORY or INDEX DIRECTORY with symlinks; incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4097.

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FreeBSD		mysql -- MyISAM table privileges security bypass vulnerability
5 May 200800:00
–freebsd
FreeBSD		mysql -- MyISAM table privileges security bypass vulnerability for symlinked paths
3 Jul 200800:00
–freebsd
Tenable Nessus		Oracle MySQL 4.1 < 4.1.24 MyISAM Table Privilege Check Bypass
8 May 200800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle MySQL Enterprise Server 5.0 < 5.0.60 MyISAM Table Privilege Check Bypass
9 May 200800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle MySQL Enterprise Server 5.0 < 5.0.70 Privilege Bypass
10 Nov 200800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle MySQL < 5.1.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities
24 Nov 200900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		MySQL < 5.1.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities
24 Nov 200900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : mysql (CESA-2009:1289)
6 Jan 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : mysql (CESA-2010:0109)
2 Mar 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 4 : mysql (CESA-2010:0110)
18 Feb 201000:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386httpd-manual0:2.2.11-2.el5s2httpd-manual-0:2.2.11-2.el5s2.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64httpd-manual0:2.2.11-2.el5s2httpd-manual-0:2.2.11-2.el5s2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386mod_jk-ap200:1.2.28-2.el5s2mod_jk-ap20-0:1.2.28-2.el5s2.i386.rpm
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CVSS 24.6
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