CVE-2002-0969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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 0.00088.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358628011935&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.php
http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html#News-3.23.x
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853
http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Oracle Mysql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:12:16.363Z

Reserved: 2002-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0969

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-11T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0969

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120

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