CVE-2003-0150 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in MySQL versions 3.23.55 and earlier. An authenticated MySQL user can exploit world-writable files and the "SELECT * INTO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite configuration files, such as my.cnf, forcing the MySQL daemon to restart with root privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or actively exploited, public exploit code exists, including an ExploitDB entry, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.23.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.53aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.53a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.54aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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