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...
- Published
- Mar 21, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 8, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1[email protected] · linux · Mar 8, 2003
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