CVE-2013-2162 — Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials

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Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials

Published Aug 19, 2013

1.9

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.35%

Description

Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.35% 0.00350

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00350

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.35% (0.00350)	26.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.35% (0.00350)	26.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.03% (0.00034)	6.35th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.03% (0.01034)	41.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	39.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	37.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	20.32th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (6)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/54300		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Aug 19, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Feb 19, 2013

Link CVE-2013-2162

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-2162

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2013-2162