CVE-2001-0407 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MySQL before 3.23.36 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database whose name starts with .. (dot dot).

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0404	Directory traversal vulnerability in MySQL before 3.23.36 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database whose name starts with .. (dot dot).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00691.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0237.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0396.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6617

History

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Subscriptions

Oracle Mysql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:37.930Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0407

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0407

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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