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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4098

CVE-2008-4098 is listed by oracle.

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4098. EPSS is 1.62%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle ubuntu linux 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
1.62%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe mysql/mysql

CVE-2008-4098 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 canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux7.10
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.10
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux9.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux9.10
  • cpe debian/debian linux5.0
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.0
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.1
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.2
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.3
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.4

How to fix CVE-2008-4098

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-2008-4098. EPSS is 1.62%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle ubuntu linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with canonical/ubuntu linux 6.06; canonical/ubuntu linux 7.10; canonical/ubuntu linux 8.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 8.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-59: Link Following. EPSS 1.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Ubuntu security

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-2008-4098 is listed by oracle.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    CVE-2008-4098 is listed by oracle.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4098

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4098

    30-day exploitation probability 1.62%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4098

    MySQL before 5.0.67 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 originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL home data direct

    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.