security flaw
Published May 17, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
mysql_install_db in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.12 and 5.x up to 5.0.4 creates the mysql_install_db.X file with a predictable filename and insecure permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by modifying the file's contents.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.5a
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.11
- 5.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mysql-0:4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:685
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mysql-0:4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:685 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 47.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 44.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00023) | 3.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 29.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111632686805498&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15369 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17080 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-685.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13660 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/mysql-05172005.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1636 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=158688 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617657 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9504 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1636
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.