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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- oracle / mysql3.23.50
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt
- MISChttp://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html#News-3.23.x
- MISChttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358628011935&w=2
- MISChttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.php
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853