CVE-2005-2573

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

MySQL

First reported 19 years ago

2005-08-16 04:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-12-17 17:12:00

Affected Software

MySQL MySQL 4.1.0

4.1.0

MySQL MySQL 4.1.3

4.1.3

MySQL MySQL 4.1.10

4.1.10

MySQL MySQL 5.0.1

5.0.1

MySQL MySQL 5.0.2

5.0.2

MySQL MySQL 5.0.3

5.0.3

MySQL MySQL 5.0.4

5.0.4

Oracle MySQL 4.0.0

4.0.0

Oracle MySQL 4.0.1

4.0.1

Oracle MySQL 4.0.2

4.0.2

Oracle MySQL 4.0.3

4.0.3

Oracle MySQL 4.0.4

4.0.4

Oracle MySQL 4.0.5

4.0.5

Oracle MySQL 4.0.5a

4.0.5a

Oracle MySQL 4.0.6

4.0.6

Oracle MySQL 4.0.7

4.0.7

Oracle MySQL 4.0.7 Gamma

4.0.7

Oracle MySQL 4.0.8

4.0.8

Oracle MySQL 4.0.8 Gamma

4.0.8

Oracle MySQL 4.0.9

4.0.9

Oracle MySQL 4.0.9 Gamma

4.0.9

Oracle MySQL 4.0.10

4.0.10

Oracle MySQL 4.0.11

4.0.11

Oracle MySQL 4.0.11 Gamma

4.0.11

Oracle MySQL 4.0.12

4.0.12

Oracle MySQL 4.0.13

4.0.13

Oracle MySQL 4.0.14

4.0.14

Oracle MySQL 4.0.15

4.0.15

Oracle MySQL 4.0.18

4.0.18

Oracle MySQL 4.0.20

4.0.20

Oracle MySQL 4.0.21

4.0.21

Oracle MySQL 4.0.24

4.0.24

Oracle MySQL 4.1.0 Alpha

4.1.0

Oracle MySQL 4.1.2 Alpha

4.1.2

Oracle MySQL 4.1.3 Beta

4.1.3

Oracle MySQL 4.1.4

4.1.4

Oracle MySQL 4.1.5

4.1.5

Oracle MySQL 5.0.0 Alpha

5.0.0

References

20050808 [AppSecInc Advisory MYSQL05-V0001] Improper Filtering of Directory Traversal Characters in MySQL User Defined Functions

Patch, Vendor Advisory

20050808 [AppSecInc Advisory MYSQL05-V0001] Improper Filtering of Directory Traversal Characters in MySQL User Defined Functions

http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset@428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA

http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch@428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA

http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

mysql-udf-directory-traversal(21738)

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