{"cve":"CVE-2008-4097","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-18T15:04:27.377","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:10.277","status":"Modified","description":"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 for CVE-2008-2079.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480292#25","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32759","http://secunia.com/advisories/32769","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094"],"products":["oracle:mysql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4097","score":0.01851,"percentile":0.7913,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}