Vulnerability in Mysql

CVE-2005-2573

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character.

EPSS: 0.028 (85.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mysql — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.3, 4.1.10
  • Oracle Mysql — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

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