Servers and applications
CVE-2002-0969
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.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 11 Oct 2002
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 3.23.50
- Exploit chance
- 1.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 73% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Buffer overflow (CWE-120)
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql |
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