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CVE-1999-1188

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-12-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.

Affected products

• MySQL Server: 3.21

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91479159617803&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1568
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91479159617803&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1568

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