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 TAB…

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• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux7.10
• cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.04
• cpe debian/debian linux4.0
• cpe mysql/mysql< 4.1.24
• cpe mysql/mysql< 5.0.60
• cpe mysql/mysql< 5.1.24
• cpe oracle/mysql< 6.0.5

How to fix CVE-2008-2079

• Recommended remediation

  Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

• Official advisories

  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch Updates · nvd.nist.gov

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 5, 2008 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-2079

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-2079

  30-day exploitation probability 2.59%

  first.org
• Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-2079

  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.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · bugs.mysql.com
• Vendor Advisory · dev.mysql.com
• Vendor Advisory · dev.mysql.com
• Vendor Advisory · dev.mysql.com
• Vendor Advisory · dev.mysql.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.