Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mysql package, versions [,4.1.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2334424
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 May 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 May 2005

CVE-2005-1636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 4.1.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution mysql_install_db in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.12 and 5.x up to 5.0.4 creates the mysql_install_db.X file with a predictable filename and insecure permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by modifying the file's contents.

CVSS Base Scores

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