MySQL 4.1.22, 5.0.51b and prior

By Security Team on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 in Security Notifications | Related Software Packages: MySQL

Affects Versions

MySQL 4.1.22, 5.0.51b and earlier versions

Description of issue

Affected versions of MySQL are prone to a security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can use this vulnerability to overwrite table files in the MySQL data directory, bypassing security restrictions. At this time, no additional details have been announced.

Resolution and Availability of Patch

No publicly available patch exists for this problem. If you have questions about this security warning or need to have it translated and you have an active technical support contract, please call 1-888-OPENLOGIC or email us at support@openlogic.com.

CVE Identifier

CVE-2008-2079

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