mysql_install_db in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.12 and 5.x up to 5.0.4 creates the mysql_install_db.X file with a predictable filename and insecure permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by modifying the file's contents.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 0.0
Priority: Unclassified
EPSS
Score: 0.00026Percentile:
0.05447
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v2 Score: 4.6
Severity:
Affected Products
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
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