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CVE-2005-2573

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.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
16 Aug 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql
  • Version 5.0.0-alpha
  • Version 4.1.5
  • Version 4.1.4
  • Version 4.1.3-beta
All 31 release lines
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3
  • Version 4.0.4
  • Version 4.0.5
  • Version 4.0.5a
  • Version 4.0.6
  • Version 4.0.7
  • Version 4.0.7-gamma
  • Version 4.0.8
  • Version 4.0.8-gamma
  • Version 4.0.9
  • Version 4.0.9-gamma
  • Version 4.0.10
  • Version 4.0.11
  • Version 4.0.11-gamma
  • Version 4.0.12
  • Version 4.0.13
  • Version 4.0.14
  • Version 4.0.15
  • Version 4.0.18
  • Version 4.0.20
  • Version 4.0.21
  • Version 4.0.24
  • Version 4.1.0-alpha
  • Version 4.1.2-alpha
  • Version 4.1.3-beta
  • Version 4.1.4
  • Version 4.1.5
  • Version 5.0.0-alpha

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2573
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2573