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CVE-2003-0150
MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO…
High9.0EPSS 44.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root upon restart, as demonstrated by modifying my.cnf.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 44.8% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- 20030318 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.022] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mysql) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:442 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- CLA-2003:743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 20030318 GLSA: mysql (200303-14) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-303 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- mysql-datadir-root-privileges(11510) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:057 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- VU#203897 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20030310 Re: MySQL user can be changed to root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ESA-20030324-012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:093 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 7052 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030308 MySQL_user_can_be_changed_to_root? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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