Vulnerability in Oracle MySQL
CVE-2003-0150
MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root upon restart, as demonstrated by modifying my.cnf.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.448 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.448 · newest: 0.448 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle MySQL — versions 3.23.52, 3.23.53, 3.23.53a
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:442 (signature, vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-303 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11510 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-094.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203897 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)