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CVE-2002-0969

HIGHEPSS 70th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
MySQLWindows application
Affected:3.23.50Fixed in:3.23.50Oracle Corporation

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1
Mailing List1
Other references2

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