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CVE-2005-2573

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2573 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the mysql_create_function function of MySQL versions 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 when running on Windows. An incomplete blacklist allows attackers to include arbitrary files using backslash characters. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and allows for partial confidentiality impact without requiring authentication or complex attack vectors. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0281 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035847.html
PatchVendor Advisory
marc.info
mysql.bkbits.net / mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
mysql.bkbits.net / mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/21738
appsecinc.com / resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html
PatchVendor Advisory