CVE-2013-2162 describes a race condition in the MySQL Server 5.5 post-installation script on Debian and Ubuntu Linux. This flaw temporarily creates a world-readable configuration file, allowing local users to access sensitive information like credentials. With a CVSS score of 1.9, it is considered low severity due to requiring local access and medium attack complexity, with the primary impact being information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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