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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 arb…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Technology feeds
MySQL (RSS, critical only)

References

  • westpoint.ltd.uk /advisories/wp-02-0003.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • mysql.com /documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html#News-3.23.x · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103358628011935&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10243.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5853 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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