>> MySQL MyISAM Tables Privilege Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability
Title : MySQL MyISAM Tables Privilege Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1472 CVE ID : CVE-2008-2079 - CVE-2008-4097 - CVE-2008-4098
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-05-13
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in MySQL, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by an error when handling certain MyISAM tables using the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options, which could be exploited by attackers to overwrite existing table files in the MySQL data directory and circumvent privileges.
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