Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2002-0969
Buffer overflow in MySQL daemon (mysqld) before 3.23.50, and 4.0 beta before 4.02, on the Win32 platform, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long "datadir" parameter in the my.ini initialization file, whose permissions on W…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Oracle Mysql
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, Exploit, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0969?
- CVE-2002-0969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2002-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2002-0969?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.