The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character
Published Aug 16, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.81%
Description
The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.10
- 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
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 4.0.18
- 4.0.20
- 4.0.21
- 4.0.24
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 5.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02808) | 86.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02808) | 84.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 71.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 80.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 77.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 75.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 69.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035847.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112360618320729&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21738 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035847.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112360618320729&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21738 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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