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 Windows allow Full Control to the Everyone group.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt (Broken Link)
- www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html (Broken Link)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
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.