HIGH
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 Sep 1, 2004
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.45%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.45% 0.01446
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01446
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01446) | 72.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.45% (0.01446) | 69.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 36.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 35.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 40.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 29.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358628011935&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html#News-3.23.x x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103358628011935&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.html#News-3.23.x | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txt | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0969
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a