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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4097

CVE-2008-4097 is listed by oracle.

Published Sep 18, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4097. EPSS is 1.85%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.85%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe oracle/mysql

CVE-2008-4097 is listed by oracle.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe oracle/mysql5.0.51a

How to fix CVE-2008-4097

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4097. EPSS is 1.85%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.0.51a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-264. EPSS 1.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 18, 2008 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    CVE-2008-4097 is listed by oracle.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    CVE-2008-4097 is listed by oracle.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4097

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4097

    30-day exploitation probability 1.85%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4097

    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 f

    nvd.nist.gov

References

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.